... are explicitly and freely conferred on it by the members state, which remain the EU primary source of democratic legitimacy. The European Council should set the strategic agenda for the Union. The presidency (change 6 month) switches from one country to the next. He supports Jacques Chirac proposal for a full time president of the European Council, chosen by and accountable to the heads of government. He ... benchmark national policies. And we need a mechanism to monitor this. - A subsidiary "watchdog" from member states, to watch out for unjustified EU legislation National parliaments ...

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