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"undemocratic unaccountable Eu Commission president" line is still being played out
"undemocratic unaccountable Eu Commission president" line is still being played out
First things 1st
The Eu Commission president, which is a civil service job is not unaccountable
He/She is accountable
Subordinate to
The European Council
They are the 27 elected heads of the EU member countries
Until recently it was 28 as Johnson was one of the 28
The Eu Commission president, which is a civil service job is not unaccountable
He/She is accountable
Subordinate to
The European Council
They are the 27 elected heads of the EU member countries
Until recently it was 28 as Johnson was one of the 28
EU Commission president (Top Civil servant) is selected & subjected to democratic approval
European Council (27 elected PM/President) of the EU member countries select who they would like as C-P
MEP& #39;s then vote x2 if they approve 3 months apart, basically a try before you buy
European Council (27 elected PM/President) of the EU member countries select who they would like as C-P
MEP& #39;s then vote x2 if they approve 3 months apart, basically a try before you buy
Now lets move on to the EU president
The European Council 27 can not be in Brussels every day
So the EU 27 vote who they want to be their day to day running of the EU person (EU president)
Until recently it was Donald Tusk
The European Council 27 can not be in Brussels every day
So the EU 27 vote who they want to be their day to day running of the EU person (EU president)
Until recently it was Donald Tusk
Now the mega simple version of how EU laws are made
European Council (27 elected PM/President) sent policy on where would like the EU to make law on
Commission then drafts laws in these areas of policy, they can NOT draft laws in areas the European Council has not set policy
European Council (27 elected PM/President) sent policy on where would like the EU to make law on
Commission then drafts laws in these areas of policy, they can NOT draft laws in areas the European Council has not set policy
These draft laws are then debated by the
MEP& #39;s we voted for
And
The council of ministers, these are the ministers from EU members, example if a health matter, Matt Hancock would be present with the other 27 health ministers
Both debate and make amendments
MEP& #39;s we voted for
And
The council of ministers, these are the ministers from EU members, example if a health matter, Matt Hancock would be present with the other 27 health ministers
Both debate and make amendments
Then they are voted on by both groups
Yes or No
But its not that simple
A points system is used
61% is Yes
60% and below is No
Yes or No
But its not that simple
A points system is used
61% is Yes
60% and below is No
Both the MEP& #39;s and the
European Council (27 elected PM/Presidents) can veto the law at the final reading stopping it cold
European Council (27 elected PM/Presidents) can veto the law at the final reading stopping it cold
And then it goes to the national parliaments for approval
So the there is heck of a lot democracy in how these laws come to be.
A long long way away from the "undemocratic unaccountable Eu Commission president" lies isn& #39;t it?
So the there is heck of a lot democracy in how these laws come to be.
A long long way away from the "undemocratic unaccountable Eu Commission president" lies isn& #39;t it?
