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by xamolxix 2103 days ago
> That she is on the position is testament to the democratic dysfunction of the Union.

I know almost nothing about her but my impression of the actual decision making in the EU is that it's fairly distributed (by design) and there is not a single person which has the power to do anything on their own. Also there are lots of opportunities for various stakeholders to veto decisions.