The instructions are obvious, the programs are dry and without a sense of the real needs, the main choices are a result of certain pressure, the policies are almost dictated by lobbyists in the Commission who work around those in power in the Commission and the “big” governments.
It is commonly held that the European elite is problematic, whose actions are far from in the interests of the people and Europe. There is an explanation for this,
Europe is being governed by an army of political officers and well-educated bureaucrats, with a similar political direction and almost common culture.
They are paid well, live the life of Riley in Brussels, Strasbourg, Frankfurt and elsewhere, they have deified neoliberalism and tend to resemble bank and multinational business group executives who felt like little kings before the bubble burst, believing that the groups they served belonged to them rather than shareholders.
Dominated by the riches, self-indulgent life and unique power, the European elite feels that Europe belongs to them, forgetting that it belongs to its people and that this cycle only exists to serve them. The distortion is obvious, apparent to the naked eye.
This is apparent from the uniform fatwas that they occasionally issue, which do not take into consideration the peculiarities or special circumstances of each country. In many cases, hidden behind the thick and complicated lines, are malicious and lawless pursuits, which subvert the European ideal.
As it progresses over time, this complicated European administrative structure becomes dynastic and increasingly counter-productive.
It is gradually turning Europe in a post-soviet bureaucratic monster, that challenges the people’s trust towards the noblest postwar political construction on the planet. The recent changes to the composition of the new Commission are not irrelevant to the aforementioned observations.
Nothing though guarantees a radical change, without which, the outcome of the European foundation will unfortunately be fateful.
Antonis Karakousis
Originally published in the Sunday print edition
