> The commission is appointed by the member states, which are all, supposedly, democratically elected Yes, that's what they say, if that's "democracy" then we

> The commission is appointed by the member states, which are all, supposedly, democratically elected Yes, that's what they say, if that's "democracy" then we certainly have a different understanding of it. > Please, enlighten me how it was not the people of the EU who put them there. Take 8 out of 10 people (and I'm being generous here) off the street and ask them what party they represents them in the European "Parliament" (which is not really a parliament, the same way as the Democratic Republic of Korea is not all that democratic), they won't be able to tell you (I certainly won't be able). As per the European Commission, asking them that would be futile, see my point above. More generally speaking, this policy of putting one's head in the sand and shouting "I can't hear you! This is a democracy! The European Commission actually represents the will of the European people! Saying otherwise is vile talk!" when the European electorate starts noticing facts for what they are wont' really help this "European" project going forward, but that's the bed that they've decided to sleep in so it's up to the technocrats in Brussels now.