European Parliament is mostly a toothless tiger though. Little legislative power (most legislation comes from EU Commission), so they mainly vote yes or no on l

European Parliament is mostly a toothless tiger though. Little legislative power (most legislation comes from EU Commission), so they mainly vote yes or no on legislation. And if parliament votes no, the EU Commission can always reintroduce the legislation, perhaps dressed slightly different, until the parliament votes yes. Which is the modus operandi of the Commission as described by Juncker in the past: > We decide on something, leave it lying around and wait and see what happens. If no one kicks up a fuss, because most people don't understand what has been decided, we continue step by step until there is no turning back.