The European Parliament is getting stronger and is now the most sophisticated supranational parliament in the world.

There is simply nothing like it.

So why is it still failing to capture the imagination or even the interest of the European public?

In an report from the Next Generation Democracy series, Nick Clegg and Michiel van Hulten argue that the European Parliament needs to deploy its strengths better and reform its organisation if it is to gain greater legitimacy and credibility.

The report was launched in Brussels at Webber Shandwick Adamson, 50 Rue Wiertz, 1050 Brussels, on the 27th of May 2003.