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Re:UK votes to leave EU by lossolo on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:52AM (#11966626)
Look at Greek? You know why greeks were in situation in which they ended? Because this was their own fault, they had 18 gardeners employed in one of their local government building on payroll but only one was needed. They paid all government employees bonus for coming to work on time, bonus for washing hands, bonus for being all day in work. Then they made "creative books" which made this disaster from the eyes of others.

> The European Council is not elected by the people, and is not accountable.

European Council is not elected by people? Please read more about EU before claiming such things which are not true - "The European Council is the institution of the European Union (EU) that comprises the heads of state or government of the member states, along with President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission."

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Re:UK votes to leave EU by kodfodrasz on Friday June 24, 2016 @03:28AM (#11967492)
The Greek debt problem was not handled by the EU. The Greek have their part in that problem, but the EU is just as responsible, for letting the situation get there, and also for forcing the Euro and integration in a pace faster than organically happening.

The greek economy and books were audited by EU agencies. If a bug slips through reviews and tests in a software project, than the bug is the responsibility of the author? I think only partly, actually many are involved, and the process is the main problem usually.

> European Council is not elected by people?

True, I have mistaken it for the European Commission.

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Re:UK votes to leave EU by lossolo on Friday June 24, 2016 @03:40AM (#11967559)
You still write things that are not true. Using your analogy what happened is that they didn't gave them code with bug they gave them code to review that they didn't even use.
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