ABSTRACT
Reader, whether you have long been asking or whether you are asking anew about the state of European democracy, whether you foolishly still believe – against all odds – that parliaments can make a crucial difference for the health of our democracies against the unrelenting assault by executives and bureaucracies, whether you take sides or not in the rivalry between the European Parliament (EP) and its national counterparts, or whether you count yourself as a sceptic or a fan of people power – this is the book you must read, especially in the aftermath of the 2024 European Parliament elections meant to herald a new mandate for an enlarged and geopolitical Europe.
