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Who in their right mind, except oppressive regimes would support unconditional spying on their communication. That is just in line with the undemocratic struct
by lakomen 3y ago
Who in their right mind, except oppressive regimes would support unconditional spying on their communication.
That is just in line with the undemocratic structure of the EU.
The council, no one voted for them to be in the position they are, has more power than the voted for parliament.
It's essentially a dictatorship.
- pookha 3y agoEU commission is a pure technocrat governance system. No democracy. You're just supposed to trust the experts they install. Many of which come from "genteel" families (A.K.A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen). It's unbelievable.
- RetroTechie 3y ago> The council, no one voted for them to be in the position they are, has more power than the voted for parliament. Luckily, that's not true. Parliament has the final say, if a proposal doesn't pass parliament, it gets dropped or returned for 'refinement' into a proposal that does pass parliament. Article talks about the EU Commission though, not the European Council (not to be confused with the Council of the European Union (not to be confused with the Council of Europe)). But yeah, too much of an 'old boys network' that works behind closed doors vs. democratically elected representatives when it comes to proposing laws or general direction. To say nothing of the complexity & inefficiency of EU machinery.
- fwn 3y agoFor those interested in dubious institutions, the trilogue is a must know. Absolutely worth a read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_trilogue_meeting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_trilogue_meeting
- nvm0n2 3y agoThe amusing thing is that von der Leyen has used WhatsApp during Pfizer negotiations to avoid her communications becoming FOIAable.