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DetlefK

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5. Small countries have more seats per voter than big countries.

Reply to CJCRANE (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 07:57 AM

Jun 2016

Big countries have more seats, but small countries have more seats per voter. So it's halfway between a proportional and a federal parliament.

And the EU-commision (the executive organ) is appointed in a way that IIRC big countries get 3 commisioners and small countries get 2 commisioners.

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To all the EU-critics on DU, what kinds of reforms do you actually demand? [View all] DetlefK Jun 2016 OP

Not hatred for EU - Hatred for Corp Power FreakinDJ Jun 2016 #1

OK, but this is a thread about the EU. muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #9

The EU doesn't have an elected Senate or an elected President like the US does. CJCRANE Jun 2016 #2

Small countries have more seats per voter than big countries. DetlefK Jun 2016 #5

Does the average European know who their EU MP is? CJCRANE Jun 2016 #7

They are elected in normal elections, but public interest in them is very low. DetlefK Jun 2016 #16

I spent a semester in Strasbourg studying the EU. iandhr Jun 2016 #3

I think, a greater problem was heads of state usurping the powers of the EU. DetlefK Jun 2016 #6

I don't think so. iandhr Jun 2016 #8

A mandate to govern their own countries, not the other EU-countries. DetlefK Jun 2016 #15

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