No, the EC can’t do anything unless it’s approved by European Parliament. It’s another unexpected aspects of European institutions : most people don’t understa

No, the EC can’t do anything unless it’s approved by European Parliament. It’s another unexpected aspects of European institutions : most people don’t understand how they work. Local, national political parties abuse this by essentially blaming the EC for just about anything. If things go well it’s thanks to them, if not it’s because of the EC. Local politicians have no interest in making sure regular people understand how Europe works. Note that this is all independent of whether the EC is good or bad - just about basic facts.