Hegemonic Integration and the Inversion of Democracy

This working paper critically analyzes the political push to abolish national veto rights in the Council of the EU, arguing it is a hegemonic consolidation of power by the Berlin-Paris axis rather than a mere efficiency reform. The study demonstrates how qualified majority voting inverts democratic accountability into top-down administrative governance, exacerbating socio-economic crises driven by AI automation and perpetual growth models. To counter this democratic deficit, the paper proposes actionable structural reforms, including a legally binding "Red Card" mechanism for national parliaments.