Referendums for all EU states

The Polish daily speaks out in favour of the right to hold referendums in all EU states: "From the perspective of the EU as a whole, it is unfair that a small nation of four million will decide the future of almost half a billion people. ... The only instrument for exerting direct influence on Europe is the referendum, regardless of the risks it entails. Sadly, only few have been granted the right to use this medium to express their will on key issues for the EU. This must be changed; people must be offered the possibility of direct involvement in decisions on those issues which are most important to them. Referendums are still risky. Had they been held in the past, no doubt there would be no euro and no EU enlargement. But in the 21st century we must recognise that the old method of doing things 'under the table', behind the backs of citizens, is no longer acceptable. ... The inability to convince people of the correctness of their decisions is one of the great weaknesses of Europe's elites."

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