“In essence the accelerating decay of the intergovernmental system can be traced back to the fact that all attempts to change it drastically came from within the system itself. If we were to ask those lawyers and political scientists to… — Leo Klinkers Copy Share Image
“My statement is thus that we can only end this downfall of European intergovernmental decision-making by eliminating the intergovernmental operating system completely, in favor… — Leo Klinkers Copy Share Image
“Where democracy – as an evident necessity – has to be organized through representation, actors coincide with groups-interests. In a representative democracy the interests… — Leo Klinkers Copy Share Image
“If the whole community takes a decision, actors and interests are identical: they coincide. In the case of popular sovereignty the people are the… — Leo Klinkers Copy Share Image
“A more thorough analysis of the many weaknesses and shortcomings of the confederal system of that time would make clear that today’s European Union… — Leo Klinkers Copy Share Image
“In essence the accelerating decay of the intergovernmental system can be traced back to the fact that all attempts to change it drastically came… — Leo Klinkers Copy Share Image