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That's exactly the opposite of reality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament From the first par
by 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 agoThe 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!)