The Guardian offered fact while you offered myopic opinion.
I very much doubt the Guardian is presenting you with facts. The Grauniad (as it is known) has bought completely into facile regressive left politics. It is not about offering you facts; it is about pushing a political agenda. I admit I don't know how the EU actually works. However, I am equally sure the Guardian doesn't either. That's the point of the EU. Nobody knows exactly how it works. Its systems are deliberately complex so that they can obfuscate issues and block objections.