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(EU) Parliament chief criticizes ‘Frankenstein Europe’
EU Observer ^ | 05.03.13 @ 18:32 (March 5) | Valentina Pop

Posted on 03/06/2013 7:59:54 PM PST by Olog-hai

The EU’s current institutional set-up resembles a “Frankenstein” monster because there is no democratic separation of powers, European Parliament chief Martin Schulz said Monday (4 March) during a debate in Hamburg on sovereignty transfers to Brussels.

“National sovereignty in Europe is based on a model of separation of powers: we have a government that can be voted down by a parliament and an independent judiciary overseeing that rules are respected,” Schulz said.

He added: “What we are doing now is that we are taking bits and pieces of this framework and transferring them to the EU level, but without also transferring the separation of powers. The result is what I call ‘Frankenstein Europe’.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: europarl; eussr; frankensteineurope; toyparliament
What, only noticing that now, Mr. Schulz?
1 posted on 03/06/2013 8:00:00 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

"That's Fronkenstein."

2 posted on 03/06/2013 8:04:21 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Olog-hai

Having spent some time watching Nigel Farage on youtube speaking in the European Parliament...and locking horns with Mr Schultz on many occasions...it must be clearly noted that Schultz is a filthy,unapologetic Marxist.


3 posted on 03/06/2013 8:36:15 PM PST by Gay State Conservative ("Progressives" toss the word "racist" around like chimps toss their feces)
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To: Gay State Conservative

In that case, Schulz ought to be a bit more quiet, especially what with the European government in Brussels resembling the USSR’s government so closely.


4 posted on 03/06/2013 10:04:24 PM PST by Olog-hai
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