Thread by @cirian75

I see the

"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

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'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

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

These draft laws are then debated by the

MEP'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

Both the MEP's and the
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't it?

Many European languages don't have the word

Chairman

Word President is used

President: 1 an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly

Its the UK hang up on US Presidents that Farage & co exploited to maximum effect when they knew better
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pre…