The Copenhagen hope: on democracy in the EU

... big issue. In Brussels, talk follows conference as politicians and academics brainstorm together. With a report passed at the European Parliament’s last session this season, a viable path is clearing The Copenhagen Dilemma is not a dilemma. Indeed,... ... see itself as a normative power, one that sets and promotes the norm - that is, of course, the basic values: democracy, the rule of law, and human rights including the rights of minorities - if one or more of its members, and therefore the Union as such,...