Comment by constantius

> hand it to, who?

To the people.

There are many ways to restrain the Council that'd make the EU more democratic: enforce more/full transparency into the Council's decision-making, expand the powers of the Parliament (making the Council into the upper house basically), enforce the Spitzenkandidat method for appointing the EC President, allow referenda on major issues to bypass the Council.

None of these is perfect, but they would streamline the democratic processes within the EU by lessening the role of the Council as intermediary.

I agree that the Council themselves would never allow that however.