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> In fact all EU legislation is being approved by your national government in the EU Council it's via QMV, not unanimity so no need for "your" national govern
by blibble 5y ago
> In fact all EU legislation is being approved by your national government in the EU Council
it's via QMV, not unanimity
so no need for "your" national government to approve it
- johannes1234321 5y agoConsidering that almost all governments voted "yes" and only Austria voted "no" as they considered it to weak I think it is fair to say their government supported it. https://web.archive.org/web/20171125221345/http://www.votewatch.eu/en/term8-regulation-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-on-the-protection-of-natural-persons-with-r.html https://web.archive.org/web/20171125221345/http://www.votewa... In general you have somewhat of a point, but then it is democracy that the government would be responsible to argue for their point and convince others. "EU did it" is a cheap excuse.