> The council are able to reject parliament amendments and get the law passed anyway. This is false. In most policy areas, if the council disagrees with the pa

> The council are able to reject parliament amendments and get the law passed anyway. This is false. In most policy areas, if the council disagrees with the parliament's amendments, the proposal goes through a conciliation process. If the council and parliament don't reach agreement there, then the proposal is rejected. Thus, parliament has the power to reject almost all legislation. I wouldn't call that powerless. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_legislative_procedure#Ordinary_legislative_procedure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_legislative_pro...