https://freerepublic.com/tag/frankensteineurope/ en-us Thu, 7 Mar 2013 03:59:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2994284/posts 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... EU Observer https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2994284/posts#comment Thu, 7 Mar 2013 03:59:54 GMT