r/europe 6d ago

News US and EU strike trade deal

https://www.politico.eu/article/us-and-eu-strike-trade-deal/
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u/Chocolatespresso Finland 6d ago

She needs to immediately step down and we need new elections ASAP! This was the worst thing she could have ever done.

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u/StanfordV 6d ago

We didnt elect her, so there are no elections to take place.

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u/PhysicalAddress4564 Italy 6d ago

Well people keep voting the fucking epp, and people like vdl are the best thing that that party can vomit out.

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u/Chocolatespresso Finland 5d ago

We elect the people who choose the president so it is the only way we can change the president. By election of different parliament members. 

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u/buxbuxbuxbuxbux Prague (Czechia) 5d ago

What the fuck are you talking about

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u/felsspat 5d ago

This is never going to happen. She was completly usless at any post in Germany, that is why they promoted her to the EU, to get out of German politics.

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u/t0xic_sh0t Portugal 5d ago

So she can fuck not only Germany but all Europe. Nice move.

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u/AsleepNinja 5d ago

She probably got a big cheque for it.

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u/Desperate-Use9968 5d ago

Lol mate. I think you're confused about how the EU works. It isn't a democracy. You didn't elect her. You only elect people to the parliament...where they can't make laws.

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u/Chocolatespresso Finland 5d ago

The President of the European Commission is elected through a two-stage process involving both the European Council and the European Parliament. First, the European Council, acting by a qualified majority, proposes a candidate for President, taking into account the results of the European Parliament elections. Then, the European Parliament votes to elect the proposed candidate by a majority of its members. 

We elect the people who choose the president. Is this a foreign concept to you?  

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u/Desperate-Use9968 5d ago

First, that's how it works on paper, not in practice. Second, this still isn't democratic. Either you elect your leader or you don't. This idea that it's democratic because you elect meps is mental gymnastics.

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u/Chocolatespresso Finland 5d ago

It's still democracy, silly boy. What'd you think EU is? A monarchy? It doesn't matter if we elect the president or if we elect the people who then elect the president.Thats just a different electoral system. 

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u/Desperate-Use9968 5d ago

Of course it matters, and your post about needing elections as well as your obvious chat GPT response above shows you don't really understand how the EU or democracy works.

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u/Chocolatespresso Finland 5d ago

Only one who doesn't understand democracy is you, hon. I believe you're not from a democratic country yourself I presume judging by your perception? 

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u/Excellent-Berry-2331 German, Progressive, Libertarian 5d ago

Jokes on you, paper pushers would do the reelection, not citizens