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The type of legislation in question is quite familiar to us when named as it normally is: as a trade sanction. Essentially the EU just passes a new regulation

The type of legislation in question is quite familiar to us when named as it normally is: as a trade sanction. Essentially the EU just passes a new regulation (note: EU Commission can make new law that overrides national law and it is not accountable) that states you cannot purchase services in categories X, Y and Z from the UK on pain of fines or imprisonment. No different to any other trade sanction. It is not legally complicated to implement.

gpderetta 10y ago
EU commission can't pass new law, that's the prerogative of the EU parliament which is directly elected by European citizens and as such fully accountable.
- zigzigzag 10y ago
  That's exactly the opposite of reality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament From the first paragraph under "powers and functions" The Parliament and Council have been compared to the two chambers of a bicameral legislature.[44] However, there are some differences from national legislatures; for example, neither the Parliament nor the Council have the power of legislative initiative (except for the fact that the Council has the power in some intergovernmental matters). In Community matters, this is a power uniquely reserved for the European Commission (the executive) The thing they call a Parliament can't actually change anything about the EU. It can only ask the Commission to do so for it.
  - gpderetta 10y ago
    The European Parliament doesn't have the power of legislative initiative, but laws must be voted, possibly significantly amended, and finally passed by the parliament (and council) [1]. As far as I understand, the Parliament has the right to ask the Commission to submit a law, and although the Commission is not bound by it, by consuetude it does. So, de-facto, it has initiative power. [1] in some some areas (market exemption and competition) the Parliament only has a consultative role, although it can still filibuster a law. This consultative role was eliminated in the European Constitution Treaty, giving Parliament full voting right on all laws, but that treaty was rejected (it is as if people don't want the EU to become more democratic!)

gpderetta 10y ago

EU commission can't pass new law, that's the prerogative of the EU parliament which is directly elected by European citizens and as such fully accountable.

zigzigzag 10y ago
That's exactly the opposite of reality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament From the first paragraph under "powers and functions" The Parliament and Council have been compared to the two chambers of a bicameral legislature.[44] However, there are some differences from national legislatures; for example, neither the Parliament nor the Council have the power of legislative initiative (except for the fact that the Council has the power in some intergovernmental matters). In Community matters, this is a power uniquely reserved for the European Commission (the executive) The thing they call a Parliament can't actually change anything about the EU. It can only ask the Commission to do so for it.
- gpderetta 10y ago
  The European Parliament doesn't have the power of legislative initiative, but laws must be voted, possibly significantly amended, and finally passed by the parliament (and council) [1]. As far as I understand, the Parliament has the right to ask the Commission to submit a law, and although the Commission is not bound by it, by consuetude it does. So, de-facto, it has initiative power. [1] in some some areas (market exemption and competition) the Parliament only has a consultative role, although it can still filibuster a law. This consultative role was eliminated in the European Constitution Treaty, giving Parliament full voting right on all laws, but that treaty was rejected (it is as if people don't want the EU to become more democratic!)