Reforming the European Commission
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It is doubtful, though, whether the Commission can convince its political patrons to substantially alter the turn of the organization towards bureaucratization. Rising levels of Euro-scepticism and growing public anxieties over the loss of national sovereignty are likely to be strong impediments to any such change. In this sense, bureaucratization might be the price that international institutions have to pay when confronted with a crisis of legitimacy. Biographical notes: Antonis Ellinas is a ...