Sir, – RD Banton (August 22nd) claims that the EU operates "without any clear targets" and "no written statement as to how [its] efforts will benefit the people".
However, all annual, multi-annual and long-term targets of both political and administrative bodies of the EU are clearly set out across dozens of publicly available online sources.
In addition, there are literally thousands of written statements on how these efforts are aimed at benefiting citizens.
The EU has a communications problem, but it is certainly not for a lack of output of communications material.
As regards the point on “accountability”, perhaps the writer missed the recent reform of the EU staff regulations in this area?
Finally, over 500 million people earlier this year voted in the European elections. That is how we hold politicians to account in a democracy. – Yours, etc,
JANNEKE van VEEN,
Rue G et J Martin,
Brussels.