Abstract
The way citizens are represented at the level of the EU—in short, EU democracy—can be improved; and it must be improved, if the EU is to flourish or even survive as a meaningful project. Sustaining EU democracy means telling a better—more coherent, more cogent, more compelling—story to Europeans: via a single, clear recognisable voice of leadership bearing a direct mandate; by imagining into being a European demos; and by using simpler, more scalable language. The story of Europe, as with any polity, is of course dynamic and incomplete; ultimately, the emerging story of what the EU is and will be is a story for voters to tell.
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