Re:EU set to unveil plans for bloc-wide digital wallet for v...
by pjerem on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @08:18AM
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You read my post like a criticism of EU, which it isnt
> I don't agree, partly because I don't share your view that democratic control and structure is "poor".
Current democratic control is mostly sufficient for what the EU is today : a union of independent countries. But this control is not enough at all if we wanted the EU to become a government with executive power.
> That is by design, not a mistake.
I never implied it was a mistake, neither that it was a bad thing.
I don't agree, partly because I don't share your view that democratic control and structure is "poor". Mainly because trying to flip the tables and redefine the goal and aspirations of the EU is a bit far fetched, as it doesn't even include becoming a federal Europe.
> Even European policies like RGPD are always enforced locally at country level, there is no such thing as European government.
That is by design, not a mistake.