I define EU as a democratic union of democratic states & invented the board game Eurocracy to promote this view Book: J Hoeksma The Democratisation of the EU
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#EU #democracy #europeandemocracy #euco #europarl
Junior citizens bringing EU27-definition home to Brussels
The European Union is neither a state nor an ordinary international organisation but forms a union of democratic states which also constitutes a democracy of its own
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Resuming parliamentary activities in 2026,
MEPs & EU-officials should resolve to demonstrate that
#EU is up to European and global challenges:
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Highlight 2025: Bringing home EU27 definition to #EUCJ
#2026 Priority: initiating debate on urgency 4 #EU to acquire a constitutional philosophy All welcome! #EUCO #Europe #europeancommission #EuropeanParliament @pvdaeuropa @cdaeuropa @HistoriaEuropa @EUCourtPress @Spinelligroup
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XMAS TALE OF THE YEAR
How #EU became a democracy by virtue of a board game!
EUObserver carries the bedazzling saga of the EU Democracy Game #EUROCRACY
euobserver.com/health-and-so…
Fun for all EU Democrats at Xmas
#EU has not been created 'to screw America' but to serve its citizens & its peoples as
a DEMOCRATIC UNION OF DEMOCRATIC STATES
Merry Xmas #EUCO #Europe #europeancommission #EuropeanParliament @pvdaeuropa @cdaeuropa #D66europees @HistoriaEuropa #EUCJ @EUCourtPress @Spinelligroup
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BREAKING 75 years after the start, the identity of #EU has been established at last!
In line with EU27-definition #EUCJ President identifies EU as a democratic union of democracies
Full analysis in preprint at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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CAN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS BE DEMOCRATIC?
YES THE EU IS!
Defying American scholars, #EU reconciles the concept of International Organisation with the idea of democratic values.
BREAKTHROUGH analysed in papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
#politicaltheory #democracy #EuropeanUnion
Contrary to assertions of American scholars like Dahl & Weiler that International Organisations cannot be democratic #JaapHoeksma describes how #EU works as #EuropeanDemocracy
Groundbreaking article at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
#EU #democracy #citizens #europeanparliament
CAN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS BE DEMOCRATIC?
YES THE EU IS!
Defying American scholars, #EU reconciles the concept of International Organisation with the idea of democratic values.
BREAKTHROUGH analysed in papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
#democracy #europeandemocracy #federalism #citizens
Junior citizens bringing EU27-definition home to Brussels
The European Union is neither a state nor an ordinary international organisation but forms a union of democratic states which also constitutes a democracy of its own
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🇪🇺 This month marks 75 years since the #SchumanDeclaration that paved the way for the #EU.
❎ @EUSpokesman explores how the Declaration is now failing to protect its democracies and how we can stop Viktor #Orbán and his cronies from undermining the Union.bit.ly/4kpw2lO
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🇪🇺 ❝The gap between the presentation of the #EU as an association of states and its functioning as a European democracy cannot be any greater.❞
👇Read more about the EU's identity crisis in this #CriticalThinking article by Jaap Hoeksma (@EUSpokesman).
bit.ly/3RT3Qvl
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At 75, the EU must be able to say what it is!
Jaap Hoeksma argues for #FriendsofEurope that #EU has emerged as a Union of democratic states which also constitutes a democracy of its own.
friendsofeurope.org/insights…
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At 75, the EU must be able to say what it is!
Jaap Hoeksma argues for #FriendsofEurope that #EU has emerged as a Union of democratic states which also constitutes a democracy of its own.
friendsofeurope.org/insights…
#EuropeDay2025 #Europeday #democracy #EU #EUCO #vonderLeyen
At 75, the EU must be able to say what it is!
Jaap Hoeksma argues for #FriendsofEurope that #EU has emerged as a Union of democratic states which also constitutes a democracy of its own.
friendsofeurope.org/insights…
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💭 Can the #EU truly lead in #GlobalDemocracy if it’s still uncertain about its own identity?
👇 On this #EuropeDay, read this #CriticalThinking article by Jaap Hoeksma (@EUSpokesman), philosopher of law and author.
bit.ly/3RT3Qvl
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New EU27 Definition solves 'nature of the beast' enigma:
The European Union is neither a state nor an international organisation but forms a union of democratic states, which also constitutes a democracy of its own
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We just launched our Joint Statement with #democracy partners asking the EU for sufficient funding to support democracy and safeguard a democratic and free world through the next EU multiyear budget (MFF). Please support and share further!
Democracy faces global threats. As the #EU starts negotiations over its next seven-year budget, @EEDemocracy, @EU_ENoP, @EPDeu, @Int_IDEA and @opengovpart, outline six principle recommendations to #SupportDemocracy in a joint statement ➡️ epd.eu/content/uploads/2025/…
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KICKSTART 2025 with SOLUTION EU-CONUNDRUM
New EU-Definition:
#EU is a democratic polity of states and citizens, in which
the exercise of sovereignty is shared between MS and the Union.
Full article papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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BREAKING New academic definition characterises #EU as
'a democratic international organisation,
in which the exercise of sovereignty is shared between the MS & the Union
and which is based on the values of human rights, democracy & rule of law'.
