Therefore, to talk about the European Parliament's new role and responsibilities in implementing the Lisbon treaty is breathtakingly arrogant and symptomatic of the institutional imperviousness to democratic opinion that characterises the EU.
Seetõttu on hingematvalt ülbe kõneleda Euroopa Parlamendi uuest rollist ja vastutusest Lissaboni lepingu rakendamisel. See on ka sümptomaatiline ELi iseloomustavale institutsioonilisele kurtusele demokraatlike arvamuste suhtes.