[Maken]

I wish we could get rid of the European Commission. They are essentially a proxy of lobbying agencies, working behind closed doors and stopping the European Parliament from drafting and amending European laws. Thank god the Parliament can still stop bullshit from passing, but the fact that they can essentially just vote yes/no is infuriating.

[switch007]

> I wish we could get rid of the European Commission

Well, the UK got rid of the EC and the UK still works exactly the same.

Our government is a proxy of lobbying agencies, working behind closed doors.

There's a bigger root cause

[wkat4242]

The UK got rid of the EU just so the establishment could control the population more.

It's no coincidence that the pending tax evasion laws from the EU coincided with the tories pushing Brexit (using tons of lies, like the NHS bus). Now they have free reign, at least until the next election when labour will probably win.

In a way it was truly about "Taking back control". But not by the population but the big vested interests.

[Macha]

There's also some amount of national politicians laundering unpopular at home legislation through the EU, having it proposed and passed there and then throwing their hands up and saying "See, it's the EU making us do this". The UK's "success" on that front is part of why the anti-EU sentiment there was so high.

[SiempreViernes]

I mean, getting rid of the part of the EU executive that actually are charged with thinking of the union itself seems excessive? Especially as that would leave the European Council as the only executive, meaning it is the executive of the nations that would also have to run the union executive...

No, probably better to make the Council of the European Union a upper house of the EP and give them the nomination right, with the EUCO having some veto powers dictated by how unanimous they are.

But in any case, because the EU is a union of independent states with quite different outlook on things I think it is unavoidable that the system that endures holding it all together is pretty convoluted.

[Maken]

Probably the Comission is "fine" as the executive branch of the EU. But it should delegate all the legislative powers to the Parliament.

[denton-scratch]

> stopping the European Parliament from drafting and amending European laws.

The EU Parliament doesn't get to draft laws, AFAIAA.

[Maken]

That's the problem. The Commission does.

[RandomLensman]

No, the Commission is a proxy for national governments.

[Wytwwww]

Wouldn't that be the council? Commissioners are only responsible for specific areas so they can't really represent the overall the interests of their state directly.

[RandomLensman]

The Council of the European Union nominates the Commissioners (one for each country) and the Council of the European Union is made up of 27 national minsters (one from each state). You are are right that the Commissioners are bound to their office but the way they are nominated has distinct national "mechanics".