'Should it be possible for the EU to take this step towards more democracy and transparency, then the sobering developments of the past weeks can also produce something good.' (Photo: European Parliament)

Weber: Six proposals in wake of Spitzenkandidat process

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by Manfred Weber, Brussels,

Since the European elections there has been much discussion about European democracy.

I will not lament - as a person directly concerned - the decision-making process that resulted in a package deal on the new leadership in Europe. I respect this result, which was in accordance with the Treaties and therefore not undemocratic, albeit unsatisfactory.

Many voters and a large number of MEPs expected the democratisation of the EU to have made another clear leap forward, which would ...

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Manfred Weber is the leader of the European People's Party in the European parliament and was their official 'Spitzenkandidat' for the European Commission presidency. A German-language version of this op-ed appeared first in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.