text: how are laws made in the eu, is there a democratic deficit in the process?   have a look at ec treaty, article n.251, you can find it here (it's the standard way to aprovate reglaments and directives)  http://www.europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/en/treaties/dat/12002e/htm/c_2002325en.003301.html  personally, i think there's a democratic deficit because the parliament should me more involved, but on another point of view, the system is very complex, but is working quite good