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Democratic lessons from the EU

Published On: May 19, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Maciej Kisilowski/Wojciech Przybylski

WARSAW – Criticizing European Union institutions, and demanding that they be reformed, is a popular pastime. But as the EU’s unified front in the never-ending Brexit negotiations has made clear, European institutions are remarkably effective in managing political diversity. Perverse as it may sound to some, nation-states can learn from Europe in addressing their own democratic deficits.