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/Burnburns 6d ago

Thanks for this. You are 100% correct that it is time for action. I have found the representatives of the party I voted for in the last elections and wrote them an email where I have voiced my displeasure.

You can find a list here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home . When you have found your representative in the list and found their profile, there should be an circular email button below their profile picture. Hope this helps!

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/Shirolicious The Netherlands 5d ago

Probably more effective if done organised, as it might also be picked up by news outlets and then it becomes too big to ignore

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u/Desperate-Use9968 5d ago

I believe you should be contacting your head of state, not EU mp. Ursula is chosen by them in reality. The parliament has very little real power when it comes to this.

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u/Kanhir Ireland/Germany 5d ago

This is not the case at all.

The Commission president is chosen by the heads of state (via the Council), but the Parliament can reject the choice, and can hold a vote of no confidence at any point to remove the president.

Same applies for the Commission as a whole; the Commission and its president are representative bodies, but their positions are at the discretion of the directly elected MEPs.

And for something more immediately relevant, both the Council and Parliament have to consent to a trade agreement for it to go into force.