The day we got EU parliamentarianism

Opinion feature by Jens-Peter Bonde, a former Danish MEP (1979-2008). He writes of the shifting balance of power between the EU Institutions and the Member States on the day the European Parliament confirmed Jean-Claude Juncker as the President of the European Commission for the period 2014 - 2019.

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ESO: Background information: MEPs flex their muscles ahead of Juncker approval vote http://www.europeansources.info/record/meps-flex-their-muscles-ahead-of-juncker-approval-vote/

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ESO: Background information: Five lessons from the 'Spitzenkandidaten' European Parliament campaign http://www.europeansources.info/record/five-lessons-from-the-spitzenkandidaten-european-parliament-campaign/

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ESO: Background information: Role and election of the President of the European Commission http://www.europeansources.info/record/role-and-election-of-the-president-of-the-european-commission/

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