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The actual answer as to how much you influence policy is: none at all.

The European commission proposes laws. European commissioners are proposed through existing EU institutions. They are not voted in.

You vote for MEPs, who discuss laws, pass them, perhaps amending them. They do not propose them.

And by the way, this is not democracy, it is 'representative democracy' - you vote for one person to represent you and 100,000s of others for all the decisions an MEP makes over their 5 year term. They are not bound in any way to stick to their campaign promises.

Anyway, you might be happy or not about the laws these unelected bodies pass - I'm glad you seem happy about it. You might or might not see Europe as a triumph for its subjects. But there is no need to kid yourself or others that you have any impact over policy.

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The European commission are appointed by the Council of the EU which is composed by elected individual member countries' heads of government. Commissioners also need to be individually approved by the European Parliament which is directly elected.

Representative democracy is democracy. Basically all nation level democratic governments are representative democracies.

Being a cynic doesn't make you look clever.

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EU has citizens initiatives. Citizens can propose changes to the law and the parliament has to discuss it.

Stop Killing Games movement actually got a foothold.

EU as every healthy democracy has also non-elected experts (just like judiciary side) in its organs who can create law proposals. That's how we got USB-C and GDPR.

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I do think you're cynical and wrong if you think you can't influence any political decisions on the EU level.
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Have you made any policy changes? Do you know someone who has?
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