A meeting in Warsaw, in the presence of only eleven Foreign ministers of EU countries, has taken place. Once again the ultimate aim is to introduce more "Federalism" in the EU by changing treaties.
What hampers frustrated EU politicians is the power they do not at present have and which they urgently want !!! What they need, in order to change treaties, is to remove the "Unanimity Rule" to change the EU Treaties. Another handicap is that some countries have "Veto" rights in certain areas.
There is, however, something else which flies in the face of what these politicians so urgently want. This is called DEMOCRACY !!!
In the past the ultimate electors in most countries (not Ireland !!!) have been deprived of their right to vote because their national elected MPs have "saved" them the trouble !!! To hold a referendum could have been a dangerous operation if the result had been "NO" !!!
Likewise, this is the moment to highlight another anacronism concerning the lack of democracy in the EU. All the 27 countries in the EU hold elections at different times. Their MEPs are all elected on the same day throughout Europe !!! This is a comfortable solution from an EU viewpoint. There will never be any immediate repercussion on anything the EU may enact; the EU Parliament is never affected by any change in a national government !!! Is this normal ? Is this the "democracy" which the EU aspires to ?
Other more informed commentators may have other hidden consequences to highlight !!!
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