Hahaha AgentAnia - well said
Yes, like children who did not get their way with momma.
Momma said "NO medicine regulation" and those children say "But I WANNA!"
Momma says "But why?" and those children stamp their feet and say "Because I wanna! That's why!"
There is news that the EU Commission even wanted to write a so-called "delegated act" into the Tobacco Directive, which would enable the Commission to make any changes to that Tobacco Directive at any time, on its own, and without being held accountable to anyone. That goodness this "I am the Emperor of Europe!" nonsense was dropped from the directive.
No, I am not making this up.
The EU Commission loves those "
Delegated acts". Those mean that the European Parliament - the elected representatives of the people -
delegate their own decision making powers to the European Commission. So that the European Commission (a handful of un-elected burocrats in some office building in Brussels) can change / amend any EU directive on its own. Without consulting anybody at all. And that those Commission-made changes then become valid - for that directive - for all member countries of the EU and for all the citizens of those member countries. UNLESS the member states then fight that intrusion into their sovereignty after the fact.
Oh, the European Parliament and the member states of the EU just "love" Delegated Acts. The elected governments of the people in free and democratic countries do not have any intention whatsoever of having their countries, their economies and their people governed (!) by a handful of un-elected self-proclaimed "emperors" in some office building in a foreign country.
But the EU Commission tries it again and again.
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Delegated acts
DELEGATED ACTS
The Treaty of Lisbon creates a new category of legal act: delegated acts. The legislator delegates the power to adopt acts amending non essential elements of a legislative act to the Commission.
For example, delegated acts may specify certain technical details or they may consist of a subsequent amendment to certain elements of a legislative act. The legislator can therefore concentrate on policy direction and objectives without entering into overly technical debates.
However, this delegation of power has strict limits. In effect, only the Commission can be authorised to adopt delegated acts. Furthermore, the legislator sets the conditions under which this delegation may be implemented. Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU specifies that the Council and the Parliament may revoke a delegation or limit its duration.
oh.. and "non essential" my foot.
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In this case, a "delegated act" enabling the Commission to amend Article 18 (e-cigs) of the Tobacco Directive would have meant ... to stay with our example of children... that the children could have eaten as many sweets as they want, any time they please... without even having to ask momma.
Or, to put it bluntly: prohibited e-cigs unilaterally whenever they please.
Thank goodness that nonsense was not accepted in this case.
Source for the attempt - and failure of the attempt - to put a "delegated act" into the Tobacco Directive:
Member of European Parliament, 12 Dec 2013
