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> The EU is in fact fairly lean given its scope and the number of languages. Any reference on that? I used to work for EU and I never had this impression while
by pelasaco 4y ago
> The EU is in fact fairly lean given its scope and the number of languages.
Any reference on that? I used to work for EU and I never had this impression while there or never read about how lean the EU is.. would be interesting to know more about it.
- pavlov 4y agoI'm not saying there isn't waste. It develops in every large organization, public or private. (I sometimes wonder about people — Americans mostly — who want the government to vanish, but also complain loudly about how their phone operator, insurance company, etc. are the worst. What do they expect to happen if the private sector took over everything?) The relative leanness of the EU is a result of its unique structure. It has almost no executive authority on its own except in specific transnational cases like antitrust where it can fine large corporations. On the level that citizens interact, everything is delegated to national institutions. It's nothing like the federal states that exist elsewhere. For example the US federal government employs almost 50 times more people than the entire EU system, yet EU population is 30% larger.
- pelasaco 4y agoOk, understand now your angle, thanks > For example the US federal government employs almost 50 times more people than the entire EU system, yet EU population is 30% larger. but is that comparison not like comparing apples to oranges? You should add EU system + Federal System from all countries together, to get a better picture, no?