Latest on EU citizens

secret.simon wrote:

Obie wrote:The commission and the EU parliament are responsible for making of EU law.

As I understand it, the European Council (heads of government of the 28 states) outlines the strategy, which the Commission is then tasked with implementing. It then proposes legislation that must be agreed to by both the Council of the European Union (ministers of the member states) and the European Parliament.

For everybody's reference, here is a short guide to the EU Institutions on the EU website and an introduction to the EU Commission on their website.

I was reading on another EU forum, that Jucker wants to try to remove the powers of the European Council. I'll see if I can find that link again.

Obie wrote:Suffice to say, that Gisela Stuart was German.
Even Hitler as far as I remember was German .

And your point is...

One can argue on a technicality whether Hitler was Austrian or German, but that is likely irrelevant to this discussion any way.

Obie wrote:Well I can provide many report from University College London , LsE , that confirms that EU citizens make more contribution than they take out.

secret.simon wrote:There is a feeling among the public that migrants, particularly EU migrants, take more out of the pot that they put in or should be entitled to take out, at any rate. Looking at the stats and studies, I am convinced that it is not true

I agree with you on that. But that does not mean that I would (if I could) silence others for claiming an incorrect viewpoint. I would merely correct them with links to relevant information.

Obie wrote:European law is neither made by the Council of Europe ,

Not you too. There is a difference between the Council of Europe and the European Council.

And I did not say that the European Council makes EU law. I said that it gives the strategic direction that the Commission takes into account when drafting EU laws, which must then be approved by both the Council of the European Union and the EU Parliament.

Casa wrote:To be honest secret.simon....it's been a long day and I've lost the will with this one.

Locking up for the night to allow time for reflection.

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