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The parliament can’t create or propose new laws or directives, only the undemocratically appointed commission. The EU parliament is mainly a joke which costs a

• piva00 3y ago
  The EU Parliament can block laws, their role is to review the Commission's proposals and judge if they should pass or not. It can also ask the Commission to propose laws, they also hold the power over approval of the Commission body and the power to ask for the Commission resignation. It's not a joke, although it has many flaws...
  • ffgjgf1 3y ago
    > It can also ask the Commission to propose laws, they also hold the power over approval of the Commission body and the power to ask for the Commission resignation So very limited actual power compared to any real parliament. Maybe it’s not a joke but it’s about on the same level as the partially democratic European Monarchies from the 1800s as far as being democratic (I assume that’s enough for some people).
    • malermeister 3y ago
      The other thing is, the Parliament is not the only democratic institution, even if it is the only directly elected one. The Council consists of democratically elected heads of democratic governments, similar to the way each state in the US elects its senators. The Commission consists of Commissioners that are appointed by democratically elected governments. It's one step removed, just like the US presidency is through the electoral college. Every single institution is democratically legitimized one way or another.