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Because the EU "elites" are captured by the U.S. and pursue U.S. interests rather than EU ones. They work in U.S. companies, get bribes and positions from U.S. companies.

Also they speak the language of their competitor, which deludes some into thinking that U.S. interests are the same as EU ones.

During the Schröder/Chirac era it wasn't as bad. Only the UK was completely captured under Blair (perhaps the common language played a role there, too).