12 06, 2025

Why the EU must commit itself to its democracies – and why that matters for the United Kingdom

By |2025-06-12T20:19:01+00:00June 12th, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Citizens’ rights, EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Federalism, Future of Europe, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , , |

‘The EU can only thrive if its democracy thrives’, Ursula von der Leyen confidently claimed in her acceptance speech of the Charlemagne Prize in May 2025. Yet, the Commission President presents the EU in its digital and printed publications as an ordinary union of states. Her contradictory attitude symbolises the [...]

21 09, 2022

From ‘Unidentified Political Object’ to European Democracy

By |2022-09-21T11:21:02+00:00September 21st, 2022|Categories: EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Federalism, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , , , , |

From 'Unidentified Political Object' to European Democracy Essay on the Unforeseen Democratization of the European Union A Federal Trust Essay by Jaap Hoeksma September 2022   This essay aims to draw attention to the far-reaching implications of the recent jurisprudence of the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) concerning the democratic [...]

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