Brussels insists it only acts where member states allow it.
MCC Brussel’s Deputy Research Director Philip Siegert shows that is simply untrue. h exists down with John O’Brien to talk about his latest report: Empire of Law: Pushing supranationalism beyond democratic legitimacy.
For decades, EU institutions have quietly rewritten their own powers; through courts, crises, delegated acts and clever legal gymnastics, creating a system where the centre expands and national democracy shrinks.
00:00 – Intro: The Reflex to Centralise
03:44 – What Is Competence Creep?
05:12 – Passive vs Active Power Grabs
07:32 – Primacy and the Erosion of Sovereignty
09:00 – Brussels’ Ideology on Nationhood
15:04 – How the Troika Bypassed the Treaties
Credit to : MCC Brussels