A Brexit in June would mean much yearned sovereignty for the UK. It would allow us to work independently and away from the irresponsible beaucrats who sit on the EU council creating laws for us.
The EU Council is composed by the Heads of State and PMs of the Member States. It discusses lofty political subjects, gives general guidelines, but does not legislate
The Council of the EU does. It is composed by the relevant Ministers from the Member States (Foreign Ministers in the Foreign Affairs Council, Environment in the Environment Council, Social Affairs, Fisheries etc etc etc)
No bureaucrats sit in the various Councils (except, quite exceptionally, Ambassadors if replacing their respective Minister, when unable to attend. But then, they don't take the word)
EU laws (i.e. directives and regulations) are usually adopted by the Governments (Ministers sitting in the various Councils) in cooperation with the elected European Parliament.
Bureaucrats do not legislate in the EU. The Commission may prepare the initial legislative proposal, but it does not decide on EU legislation.
The EU Council is composed by the Heads of State and PMs of the Member States. It discusses lofty political subjects, gives general guidelines, but does not legislate
The Council of the EU does. It is composed by the relevant Ministers from the Member States (Foreign Ministers in the Foreign Affairs Council, Environment in the Environment Council, Social Affairs, Fisheries etc etc etc)
No bureaucrats sit in the various Councils (except, quite exceptionally, Ambassadors if replacing their respective Minister, when unable to attend. But then, they don't take the word)
EU laws (i.e. directives and regulations) are usually adopted by the Governments (Ministers sitting in the various Councils) in cooperation with the elected European Parliament.
Bureaucrats do not legislate in the EU. The Commission may prepare the initial legislative proposal, but it does not decide on EU legislation.
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If you believe that is a democratic process and isn't just a behind closed doors deal manufacturer then you are very silly indeed
legislative proposals are published in the official journal, European Parliament's debates and votes are public
it's up to national Parliaments to control their respective Governments, which depend from parliamentary confidence, and to public opinion to follow EU affairs with the necessary attention.
yes, this system can be improved, if Member States are willing.
You could have spared yourself the embarrassment of the "silly" comment
legislative proposals are published in the official journal, European Parliament's debates and votes are public
it's up to national Parliaments to control their respective Governments, which depend from parliamentary confidence, and to public opinion to follow EU affairs with the necessary attention.
yes, this system can be improved, if Member States are willing.
You could have spared yourself the embarrassment of the "silly" comment
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I suggest you actually watch the votes in the parliament go through at one a minute.....
there can even be more votes than that in a minute... most of the discussion in fact takes place in committee, and then it takes place once again in the EP plenary. But votes are concentrated often in "voting sessions'", and are taken one after the other at high speed. The various political groups prepare "voting lists" for their Members, and then you will often see the group whips holding their thumbs up or down, telling their MEPs what the group's position is on any amendment or paragraph.... so, what ? is it a big discovery for you that political parties have official positions on subjects, and that party whips tell parliamentarians what to vote ?
In any case, many times MEPs don't follow their party's official line in the vote; in fact, this is much more frequent in the EP than in, say, Westminster. The political groups (Socialists, People's party, Liberals, Greens etc) also often split in the vote along national lines, rather than political lines.
Overall, MEPs display much more autonomy in their votes than, say , French or UK parliamentarians
there can even be more votes than that in a minute... most of the discussion in fact takes place in committee, and then it takes place once again in the EP plenary. But votes are concentrated often in "voting sessions'", and are taken one after the other at high speed. The various political groups prepare "voting lists" for their Members, and then you will often see the group whips holding their thumbs up or down, telling their MEPs what the group's position is on any amendment or paragraph.... so, what ? is it a big discovery for you that political parties have official positions on subjects, and that party whips tell parliamentarians what to vote ?
In any case, many times MEPs don't follow their party's official line in the vote; in fact, this is much more frequent in the EP than in, say, Westminster. The political groups (Socialists, People's party, Liberals, Greens etc) also often split in the vote along national lines, rather than political lines.
Overall, MEPs display much more autonomy in their votes than, say , French or UK parliamentarians
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Of course I know about whips etc but there is so much legislation it is impossible to know all of what you are voting on.
It's obvious you are a europhile but I'm not a dumb brexit flag waver who doesn't know how the place works I do.
Your taking it at face value which as I said a couple of posts back is silly
Of course I know about whips etc but there is so much legislation it is impossible to know all of what you are voting on.
Members specialise on certain subjects. For the rest, they mostly follow the party line. Just like in national Parliaments. The ground work, in any case, is done in committee, where you have the system of rapporteurs/shadow rapporteurs
The Daily Mail has an unrelenting anti - Islam, pro - Israel agenda. They are clearly run by Zionists - a recent article attacked Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, branding him anti - semitic due to his support for palestinian solidarity campaigns. Boycott the daily mail and read alternative news - I watch Russia Today news instead of BBC news as it gives a much more rounded perspective without all the cultural marxist zionist sympathising
The Daily Mail has an unrelenting anti - Islam, pro - Israel agenda. They are clearly run by Zionists - a recent article attacked Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, branding him anti - semitic due to his support for palestinian solidarity campaigns. Boycott the daily mail and read alternative news - I watch Russia Today news instead of BBC news as it gives a much more rounded perspective without all the cultural marxist zionist sympathising
Firstly, Corbyn associates with, is friends with and brown noses Holocaust deniers and people who outright want to kill all Jews and are on record as saying that all Jews are liars, swindlers and worse than pigs. Nobody actually called Corbyn himself anti-Semitic, they just saying that the company he keeps is questionable at best, dangerous at worst.
Secondly...."mainstream media has an agenda so I watch RT - the Russian English language state propaganda network herp derp." you might as well get your news on the world from North Korean TV lol
Thirdly, I have gone to the trouble of summarising your post for you: