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The commission is elected by the European Parliament from among the candidates presented to them. The Euparl is elected directly by the European people with pro
by unity1001 4y ago
The commission is elected by the European Parliament from among the candidates presented to them. The Euparl is elected directly by the European people with proportional representation.
- shjake 4y agoThat’s just false… They vote for the president of the commission that’s true. However all the members are appointed by the governments of the member states. The parliament only gets a vote whether to confirm the commission in its entirety. They don’t get a say in picking individual members.
- unity1001 4y ago> However all the members are appointed by the governments of the member states Which means that the commission members are already elected by those governments. > The parliament only gets a vote whether to confirm the commission in its entirety The parliament doesnt only vote for that. Every law that passes Eu-wide must be voted on and approved by the parliament. Moreover, any law that comes to the parliament must be proposed by a parliament member.