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> Europe is not the same as its government, just as the US is not the same as the US government. Btw, European Parliament is also not the same as Europe govern

by praptak 12y ago

> Europe is not the same as its government, just as the US is not the same as the US government. Btw, European Parliament is also not the same as Europe government. It has much weaker influence on things than a typical parliament of a country.

Elrac 12y ago
Exactly. There's a lot less cohesion and a lot less centralized power. Some European governments ship politicians off to Euro-government just to get them out of the way. Perhaps not quite justly, the Euro Parliament is sometimes considered a retirement institution for incompetent politicians.
- tormeh 12y ago
  "In Brussels, no one can hear you scream" (Borgen)
- praptak 12y ago
  Yeah but my point was not about the eurogoverment in general. It was about the EU Parliament being weak even in relation to the other parts of the eurogovernment. I meant the EU Council in particular.