European Governance

topical subject, Romano Prodi, white paper, archaic, disillusioned, institutions, fault, to pass the buck, grass-root, bureaucracy, consultation, democracy, the Council of Ministers, universal suffrage, democratic deficit, silly term, the European Parliament, to forge ahead, disaffection, turn-out, summits, WTO, appalling violence, G8, Genova, Gothenburg, grievance, to target, firing line, referendum, the Treaty of Nice, governance, distrustful, to put its foot in it, civil society, advisory committees, to streamline, lean, to follow suit, condensing legislation, succinct, decentralisation,