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Abstract
Since its inception, the European Union (EU) has been continuously transforming itself to an ever increasing Union based on shared peace, democracy and security. The transformation of the EU from an economic entity towards a larger political union rests on setting up normative values around democracy, equality, social justice, political freedom, human rights etc. which strengthen the EU to a greater extent. These Intrinsic values of the EU act as glue and get entrenched into the socio-political fabric of its member states. However, in the wake of debt crisis 2008 and the recent Brexit episode, skepticism surfaces around disintegration of the EU and an imminent democratic deficit among member states. Further, the continuous pressure of immigration on member states along with a feeble transatlantic relation reinforces such perception among social scientists.