> one often hears that EU governance is equal to governance through “unelected bureaucrats”. Although this notion has been debunked many times Good old academi

> one often hears that EU governance is equal to governance through “unelected bureaucrats”. Although this notion has been debunked many times Good old academics, boldly stating that a trivial matter of fact has been debunked many times. EU law can only be made by the EU Commission. Employees report to EU Commissioners. Here's an FAQ on how the process works. Q: How are Commissioners elected? A: They aren't. Each country gets to choose one. Q: How do the countries choose their commissioners? A: Political appointments, like being an ambassador. Q: So they represent their country? A: No, they are given specific policy areas and told that their main loyalty must be to the EU. Q: But countries can send anyone, so their loyalties could remain at home anyway. A: By treaty, yes. In practice, the President of the Commission can exercise a veto over Commissioners who they feel are not pro-EU enough. This is illegal, but the EU frequently ignores its own laws. Q: OK, but they could just lie and still be loyal to their country. A: The EU pays Commissioners vast bribes. They call these "pensions" but they can be received before retirement, are much larger than any normal pension and can be forfeited if the Commissioner is considered to be disloyal both during and after their employment [1]. For example, criticizing the EU in public counts. They also get many other perks such as not having to pay taxes, which would be illegal in their origin countries. Q: Who elects the President and how? A: The heads of each member state decide. The mechanism used is unknown, as the appointment process is secret and they refuse to discuss it. Q: From where are the candidates drawn? A: Unknown. Q: On what platforms do they campaign? A: They don't. Q: What about the European Parliament? A: It's not a Parliament as it can't change the law by itself, nor choose who runs the civil service. They're allowed in theory to vote on the President, but last time they were given a list of candidates with only one name on it. ------- This, according to people like the LSE, is "democracy", by which they mean the exercise of power by those as far removed from accountability as possible. Because at some point, someone was chosen by someone else who formed a coalition with some other people who won some votes by not talking about anything EU related, and then told to be loyal to the EU institutions. [1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/4996440/Lord-Mandelson-must-remain-loyal-to-EU-to-guarantee-pension.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/4996440/Lor...