> Despite all that, the European Parliament doesn’t possess the one power that is the lifeblood of any real legislature: the power to legislate. Proposing laws

> Despite all that, the European Parliament doesn’t possess the one power that is the lifeblood of any real legislature: the power to legislate. Proposing laws is the sole privilege of the European Commission. Maybe my understanding is lacking, but the European Commission proposes the laws, then the European Parliament together with the Council of the European Union adopts said legislation, isn't that legislative power? Then of course they don't have the power to automatically assign those laws in member states, it's up to each member state to adopt these laws in a reasonable time-frame. It also controls the EU budget, meaning more power. I cannot find any mentions of "budget" at all in the article. At a glance, the article reads like a ill-researched hit piece from someone who doesn't fully understand what they're writing about.