I think a big problem that the EU has is that it’s still working as an international treaty rather than an elected representative body. As in, you don’t elect people in the EU legislature, you elect people who elect people who elect people in there.
The problem is that each layer leaves an increasing proportion of people behind, and makes it more likely that the outcome does not align with what people want, and in a spectacular fashion. Like US presidential elections on steroids. Then, people don’t feel represented, or feel better represented by the people they actually elect, and euroscepticism grows.
BTW, no, I’d guess most people didn’t know about her corruption until after she got into office. Domestic corruption scandals rarely get EU-wide attention. She also got into a corruption scandal since with Pfizer, so I guess her antics didn’t stop.
I feel that a lot of bigger member states use the EU and NATO as a dumping ground for well connected but domestically unpalatable politicians. Like Mark Rutte became NATO chief right after falling out of favor in Dutch national politics.
and makes it more likely that the outcome does not align with what people want
That’s not a mistake. Together with EU law having precedence over national law, that’s the lever to control Europe.
dumping ground
It looks like that but
domestically unpalatable politicians. Like Mark Rutte became NATO chief
going against the population is the qualification needed for the job.
BTW, no, I’d guess most people didn’t know about her corruption until after she got into office.
People didn’t elect her but national governments. It’s impossible that they didn’t know. I would assume that they even knew details that weren’t published.
She also got into a corruption scandal since with Pfizer
That’s the small part. The big part is that she was allowed to delete the messages.
I think a big problem that the EU has is that it’s still working as an international treaty rather than an elected representative body. As in, you don’t elect people in the EU legislature, you elect people who elect people who elect people in there.
The problem is that each layer leaves an increasing proportion of people behind, and makes it more likely that the outcome does not align with what people want, and in a spectacular fashion. Like US presidential elections on steroids. Then, people don’t feel represented, or feel better represented by the people they actually elect, and euroscepticism grows.
BTW, no, I’d guess most people didn’t know about her corruption until after she got into office. Domestic corruption scandals rarely get EU-wide attention. She also got into a corruption scandal since with Pfizer, so I guess her antics didn’t stop.
I feel that a lot of bigger member states use the EU and NATO as a dumping ground for well connected but domestically unpalatable politicians. Like Mark Rutte became NATO chief right after falling out of favor in Dutch national politics.
That’s not a mistake. Together with EU law having precedence over national law, that’s the lever to control Europe.
It looks like that but
going against the population is the qualification needed for the job.
People didn’t elect her but national governments. It’s impossible that they didn’t know. I would assume that they even knew details that weren’t published.
That’s the small part. The big part is that she was allowed to delete the messages.