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By Judy Dempsey
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Democracy: EU elites keep power from the people
24 August 2011383 6 The New York Times New York -
United Nations: Europe's fading voice on human rights
14 October 2010105 The New York Times New York
On one point the populists are right - the EU doesn't listen to its citizens. And actions undertaken by leaders and institutions only reinforce the sentiment that European integration proceeds through technocratic measures over which people have no control. 
Could Germany and Portugal's election to the U.N. Security Council revive Europe's declining influence in the world? Don't bet on it, argues the New York Times.