European Union Democracy Observatory (EUDO) 2015 Annual Report

The European Union Democracy Observatory (EUDO) is an independent and interdisciplinary academic organization fully integrated within the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS). Its declared goals are:• To translate scientific and academic research on the key issues of European democracy into policy-relevant and publicly-understandable outputs.• To produce a periodic evaluation of democratic practices within the EU.• To develop practical suggestions for improving democratic performance in the EU.• To offer expertise, information, and policy reports on relevant EU institutions.• To serve as a forum where research results, experiences, ideas, and good practices can be exchanged between scholars and policy-makers.This annual report was edited by Diego Garzia in collaboration with Jelena Dzankic and Lorenzo Cicchi.