Despite the down-votes, I think you're actually making a thought-provoking point here. As an EU citizen (Finnish) I, too, get the impression that the EU is an o

Despite the down-votes, I think you're actually making a thought-provoking point here. As an EU citizen (Finnish) I, too, get the impression that the EU is an opaque entity making decisions that dispute national sovereignty of its member nations. That said, I do mostly disagree with you in this particular case. As other commenters have pointed out, judiciary bodies are usually selected rather than elected (at least that is the case here in Finland). And I have not seen a single referendum on national legislation either, nor do I feel particularly satisfied with the level of accountability in the government. So perhaps the shortcomings you raise are endemic in democracy globally, rather than ailments unique to EU?