The EU is cutting us slack because it recognises "the county has no effective government and is likely to break up".https://twitter.com/mattholehouse/status/747118270365446144 …
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What's that got to do with anything? We are discussing the UK doing worse than before. Not other clowns doing bad.
btw - calling Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy 'clowns' works for your expat social network does it?
Few people would agree the countries mentioned has done a good job managing their economies. Especially the people living there.
introduced by the same clowns in charge of the EU now.
The "clowns" in charge of the EU are the national governments who in turn are appointed by the national parliaments.
1) Who was the most important EU politician who has ever been removed by a vote of the people?'
The commission etc are civil servants. Few countries, if any, elect heads of national agencies etc.
the Commission is the only body that can propose law
The council and the parliament propose amendments and decide on the laws. Not perfect but not a huge flaw either.
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