In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 49 (2014) 1, pp. 4-29
In May 2014, EU citizens will vote in the most important European Parliament elections to date. With the new powers … allocated to it by the Lisbon Treaty, the new European Parliament will shape EU policies in many important areas and will elect … the President of the Commission. However, public confidence in the EU has fallen to historically low levels – to a great …