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what provisions does the EU have for democratically overturning unpopular legislation?
This is a problem with the EU that should have been rectified before expanding in 2004. The problem is that decision-making in the EU is a torturous process that requires agreement from a broad section of the EU, but once legislation is in place, it's very difficult to change it because of the aforementioned torturous process. As it stands, the President of the European Commission is chosen by the European Council, so you end up with some bland politician who was chosen as a compromise. A good first step would be for the President of the European Commission to be chosen by the European Parliament.
If you ask me, the European Commission should be appointed by the European Parliament with no requirement for individual countries to have a commissioner, while the European Council would only exist to deal with treaty changes. The only concession should be that new laws should be supported by MEP's representing 2/3rds of the EU population, while amendments could be on the basis of a simple majority.
The current system is essentially more about protecting national interests than anything else. In particular, the model for appointing commissioners is dire, as it depends on agreement from all 28 countries before they can be in place.
If you ask me, the system needs to be simplified so that it can be understood by all European citizens. As it stands, the method of doing business just makes people perceive the EU as undemocratic, although it is.
