Article: This was the week that European democracy died

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Article: This was the week that European democracy died

Janet Daley, a political columnist for the conservative British "Sunday Telegraph", wrote an article, published on 29 October 2011 on the paper's website, titled "This was the week that European democracy died".

Excerpt: "The agreed EU 'stability union' ... will have the power to approve or disapprove budgets of countries in the eurozone ... before they are submitted to the elected parliaments of those countries. In other words, parliaments which are directly mandated by, and answerable to, their own populations will not control the most essential functions of government: decisions on taxation and spending. ... And if, as a voter, you cannot influence your prospective government's tax and spending policies, what exactly are you voting for? ... When dissatisfied national populations become convinced that their democratic institutions are useless or irrelevant, they will take to the streets."

This was the week that European democracy died - Telegraph