Ratificeringsprocedurerne, som fulgte, viste derefter, hvor stærkt kravet om passende pligt til at stå til ansvar er.
This appeal has never been denied and the current changes to the Treaty will only enforce it. Given their status as elected representatives of the Union's peoples, the national parliaments and the European Parliament play a key role in the exercise of democratic control over activities, in particular the legislative activities, of the European Union.