Thanks for this.Originally Posted by CoccoBill
"governments defend their own country's national interests in the Council of the European Union."
"The European Council sets the EU's overall political direction – but has no powers to pass laws."
So this is very much different to voting in a party that has the power to pass laws, assuming they have a parliamentary majority (or cross party support). The Council do not pass laws, they merely propose them. The laws need to be passed by the Commission and the Parliament.
Also, the Court of Justice is a problem. Courts are sup[posed to be independent of the government. That is (mostly) the case here, with notable exceptions (Julian Assange).
If you're trying to demonstrate that the EU is an form of acceptable democracy, you've failed.
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