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Europeans seemly have some Schizophrenic policies sometimes. I mean, there are fields (like IP) where they make the best, and worst laws, at the same time. Th
by speeder 14y ago
Europeans seemly have some Schizophrenic policies sometimes.
I mean, there are fields (like IP) where they make the best, and worst laws, at the same time.
They don't decide if they want freedom or not it seems.
- sdoering 14y agoComing from Germany, my opinion is, that the question is, which lobby is the strongest at the moment, these laws are conceived. The EU is (imho) not really much more, than an undemocratic playing field for industrial lobbies. Nearly nobody cares for the EU parliament (the only elected body in the EU). If some countries have a strong law in some cases - and can convince (or blackmail) others, to go the same route - good for everybody, when it comes EU-"law". But if the EU goes the pro industry, contra people-way... bad for everybody. Just my two cents, after watching for more then ten years and seeing this stuff happen again and again...
- jacquesm 14y ago> the only elected body in the EU You mean the only elected body with EU wide reach. There are many more elected bodies within the EU but their reach is limited to smaller chunks of geography. And even the EU parliament does not actually have reach across the EU because not all countries have ratified the same set of rules. So it's possible for countries to have seats in the EU parliament which passes laws which then do not affect some of those countries in the same way. It's quite messy.
- sdoering 14y agoYes, that was what I menat. Not the only body, but the only directly elected body as an EU-institution.
- flexie 14y agoIf European policies seem Schizophrenic it's because Europeans don't have one policy maker. Don't all democracies have legislation that point in one direction and legislation that points in the other direction? "Public choice" is messy. Laws come into being at different times, influenced by different interest groups etc.