So we have the Romanian Social Democrats and Liberal parties, both members of their corresponding groups in the EU Parliament, changing the laws to exonerate themselves of corruption. This is what the EU political elite understands under democracy these days. In Germany the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats have seen their share of state funding for political parties decreasing due to their loss of voters. Solution: increasing the funds to make up the difference. It is no wonder that he EU political elite is losing its credibility.
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