Every time Europe goes through one of its occasional crises, calls arise across the continent for ‘stronger leadership.’ The perception of having feeble leadership was a major factor in the push for the Lisbon Treaty, which went into effect late in 2009 and created a president for the European Council and a high representative for [...]
Europe’s Case of ‘Chief Executive Envy’
19/03/2010 by Steven Hill
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