tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post5540886024943832412..comments2023-12-02T00:59:10.380+01:00Comments on England Expects: European Parliament orders closure of Facebook GroupGawain Towlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08583658895528269901noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-12667222899980185372009-10-02T13:09:05.853+02:002009-10-02T13:09:05.853+02:00Englishman,
It is difficult to know what your qu...Englishman, <br /><br />It is difficult to know what your question referred to exactly, but the European Union - which is neither soviet nor socialist - has no government directly comparable to the ones in the nation states. <br /><br />The most influential (governing body) is the duo European Council and Council, where the democratically representative governments of the EU member states sit. <br /><br />We have the directly elected European Parliament, which legislates on an equal footing with the Council in many areas, but not all. (There would be more under the Lisbon Treaty.) <br /><br />Then there is the Commission, which proposes legislation and has decision-making powers in certain core areas, like competition and external trade, but in many respects is akin to a civil service. The leading figures, the Commissioners, are essentially proposed by the governments of the member states, but they have to be approved by the European Parliament. <br /><br />Although the European Union is still based on its member states, it has more democratic elements than other international organisations. <br /><br />So the short answer is: it has not happened yet.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-51212582250530001932009-10-02T12:40:15.966+02:002009-10-02T12:40:15.966+02:00So just when did we "elect"the eussr gov...So just when did we "elect"the eussr government?ENGLISHMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169065365049917275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-68160243356645766622009-10-02T04:14:39.558+02:002009-10-02T04:14:39.558+02:00Gawain,
Perhaps you and some others could encour...Gawain, <br /><br />Perhaps you and some others could encourage your friends to produce web sites for the Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) and the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) groups in the European Parliament.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-42823990239855748142009-10-01T16:07:47.762+02:002009-10-01T16:07:47.762+02:00I don't know, I never looked. Though sources t...I don't know, I never looked. Though sources tell me it was lack of control. When I know more I may reprise this oneGawain Towlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08583658895528269901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-75560252411280343722009-10-01T15:57:23.456+02:002009-10-01T15:57:23.456+02:00or maybe the groupm was actually so small they fou...or maybe the groupm was actually so small they found it embarrasing ;)<br /><br />NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com