At some point, everyone's freedom ends where someone else's begin. If you want a continent-size government (which, let's be honest, in a world of superpowers you do), you'll have to compromise with another 450k citizens and their representatives. Americans manage to do it, after all.
Also, EUParliament gives us a direct say in practice. People worried about the democratic deficit in the EU should push their own governments to relinquish more powers from Council to Parliament.
Also, EUParliament gives us a direct say in practice. People worried about the democratic deficit in the EU should push their own governments to relinquish more powers from Council to Parliament.