Also the idea that the EU is simply a fourth reich controlled by germany is an incredibly shallow take

Who's in the control then lol

They want blue water ocean access on the West side of Russia, the smallest defendable land borders, and to achieve natural gas supremacy in the region.

No one is "in control" different countries have different degrees of influence, but no country is above the other. Any country that has a problem with certain EU legislation can stop it from passing.

Individual nations have an incredible ammount of power in the EU

lmao imagine believing MEPs have power

Lithuania alone can stop a legislation that all other EU countries support

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The parliament is only part of the EU, and the lack of power in parliament is exactly the reason why individual nations have so much power

Power to do what?

Postpone a vote?

Only to have to vote on it later?

The EU parliament lacks many powers compared to national parliaments

one crucial example would be the ability to create laws

Which are created by...?

but that is designed so the parliament cannot override individual nation states

@Fitzydog Do you know anything about the internal workings of the EU?

Yes, somewhat

I'm asking Socratic questions

Good for you

When was the last time say Lithuania created a law that passed

MEPs can't do shit, except vote yes or no on a piece of legislation that none of them proposed.

Lithuania doesn't create a law.

Nation states can suggest legislation to the comission

Who?

(((Nation States)))

Who exactly

The european comission?

Okay my bad when was the last time they suggested legislation

The comission?

like every single piece of legislation

And who makes up the commission?

The EU parliament appoints a president and he picks his "ministers" from nation states

Im not quite sure but i think it's one for each nation

So the people who propose legislation are nameless bureaucrats who are unelected, and MEPs are forced to continue voting until the proposed legislation is passed.

It's a fucking kangaroo court

The people who propose legislation is ellected by the parliament just as Sanchéz is ellected by the spanish parliament

The 'Commission' is actually in charge, and MEPs are just there for show to appease the people

Yes, the commission has absolutelly no checks at all

it's a complete rougue institution made of random people

from the streets

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