Brussels insists it only acts where member states allow it. MCC Brussel's Deputy Research Director Philip Siegert shows that is simply untrue. h exists down with John O'Brien to talk about his latest report: Empire of Law: Pushing supranationalism beyond democratic legitimacy. For decades, EU institutions have quietly rewritten their own powers; through courts, crises, delegated acts and clever legal gymnastics, creating a system where the centre expands and national democracy s...
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Brussels insists it only acts where member states allow it. MCC Brussel's Deputy Research Director Philip Siegert shows that is simply untrue. h exists down with John O'Brien to talk about his latest report: Empire of Law: Pushing supranationalism beyond democratic legitimacy. For decades, EU institutions have quietly rewritten their own powers; through courts, crises, delegated acts and clever legal gymnastics, creating a system where the centre expands and national democracy s...
Why the EU should NEVER have an army | NATO, Patriotism & the hollow flag | Deep Dives
MCC Brussels Podcast
24 minutes
4 months ago
Why the EU should NEVER have an army | NATO, Patriotism & the hollow flag | Deep Dives
What happens when a union built on bureaucracy tries to talk tough? In this episode of Deep Dives, Professor Bill Durodié dismantles the fantasy at the heart of EU defence policy. His report, The Hollow Flag, exposes the widening gulf between security rhetoric and strategic reality. While Ukrainians fight to defend their homeland, Brussels produces strategy documents no one reads. The EU talks about values, but avoids asking the one question that matters: who would actually fight for Europe?...
MCC Brussels Podcast
Brussels insists it only acts where member states allow it. MCC Brussel's Deputy Research Director Philip Siegert shows that is simply untrue. h exists down with John O'Brien to talk about his latest report: Empire of Law: Pushing supranationalism beyond democratic legitimacy. For decades, EU institutions have quietly rewritten their own powers; through courts, crises, delegated acts and clever legal gymnastics, creating a system where the centre expands and national democracy s...
