European Studies S - European Union Democratic Essay
Department of Legal Studies of the CEU of the Central European University. She contributes to several research projects, including the EU-funded RECONNECT, a four-year multidisciplinary research project on reconciling Europe with its citizens through democracy and the rule of law. She regularly writes studies on the rule of law and the EU. Disinformation has become a central issue in the European Union and EU since the mid-2010s as a result of the disinformation campaigns used by the Russian Federation during the hybrid war against Ukraine, the Brexit referendum, the French presidential elections and elections for the European parliament. Conclusion. From the very beginning, the European Identity has gone through many phases, full of ups and downs, in its creation. The fact that this process took place in the same way as, and because of, the fluctuating course of integration makes it a construct that emerges and flourishes within the boundaries of European unification. This article first briefly examines the EU's key policy institutions to gain a broader understanding of this perceived democratic deficit. This is followed by a discussion highlighting citizens' perceptions of the EU's decision-making process, and some responses from the European civil service towards democratizing the EU institutions.Essay on the European Union. Published: Word count: 2309. Introduction. The European Union is perhaps one of the greatest spectacles of our time. By definition, the European Union refers to a union of nations. The interactions between these groups of countries involve both their political and economic interactions.