The EU lacks legitimacy (but it is not what you think)

A Democratic Mirage? The predominance of Brexit as a central topic within European politics for the past decade has helped reveal an underlying issue that has dragged the European political project down since its very first stages: how legitimate are the decisions taken by the Union ? Democracy in the EU institutions has always been watched from a skeptical scope, and little to no trust has been given to the process of decision making not only by the political elites of the member states, but also by their inhabitants.