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In this chapter we continue our appraisal of how accountable the key institutions of the EU are with an assessment of the Council. Much has already been said about the Council. Chapter 5 asked how far it provides nationally elected governments with proportional and inclusive representation in the Union’s decisions. Chapter 6 considered its contribution to the accountability of the Commission. But neither asked how it is itself brought to account for its various roles in the Union. The importance of this cannot be understated: if members of the Council are to be ‘Guardians’, they must themselves be guarded.
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Lord, C. (2004). Accountability (The Council). In: A Democratic Audit of the European Union. One Europe or Several?. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403948168_7
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