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elzbardico ◴[] No.40716529[source]
The funny thing about the EU is that while they do all this theatre of parliamentary elections, the bulk of such decisions are always taken by an unelected organ, the EU commission. It is not that I think they have mischievous intentions, on the contrary, but any unchecked managerial bureaucracy always go to the path of endless regulation and control.
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1. andrepd ◴[] No.40719496[source]
"The European Union does not have a democratic deficit same as the moon doesn't have an oxygen deficit"

The EU is a profoundly dysfunctional institution, and one of the main reasons why is the lack of democracy. I say this as a pro-Europe person.