World alarmed by violence in US

Yes, there is no "President" of the EU. In time, there will be. They are just now getting used to having a parliament (in Strasbourg).

And so what if each country has veto-power? It is rarely used. Besides, the countries actually run the EU - unlike the US. Since as an executive there is only the EU Commission (run presently by a woman) - so she organizes the meetings that the heads of each EU state attends. They make the decisions by voting on them. The most important of which is the EU-budget, which is considerable and is money that (having been taxed by the states returns to them. But not equitably. The more wealthy the state, the more its contribution to the EU does not necessary come back totally. It goes to states that need it "catch-up", since many are new to the EU.

The fact that there is no Elected Head of the EU government is no real problem. And in time, it will get around to generating one.

Those who founded the EU decided there was no reason that a Senate was necessary. Neither will there ever be a Senate. Damn few European countries have one, and the national politics gets along fine without them. Even in France, which does have a Senate, it does not have much veto-power of whatever the national legislature decides to pass into law ...

 

Blah, blah, blah!

No, it would be just like the lack of dysfunction in Europe. If you want something to work, then you don't push the dysfunction-button! You negotiate the matter, which is what the EU Commission (equivalent to the PotUS, but unelected) does - it negotiate all matters until there is common ground. And, wanna know something, there are more than a hundred parties representing their countries in the EU-Parliament. And they all get along just fine!

Unlike the US that thinks politics is like a sport - ya gotta win cuz losers come in last politically!

The EU is also a Federation of national-states. Each state has representatives in the European Parliament, their number in relation to their population.

The executive branch is the EU Commission, that is led presently by a charming German lady. It's heads have always got along just fine with the countries. Because the countries have always understood that THEY have the real power when it comes to funding. Which does NOT HAPPEN in the US because an elected PotUS defines the budget and the HofR simply votes it into reality.

There is no present Executive Head of government in the EU, and given the mishmash of languages it is highly unlikely that there will ever be one. That role is assumed by the EU Commission who's leadership is chosen by the various countries - prompted by the Commission as regards who would be a good candidate. The countries typically go along with the Commission's proposal.

Why? Because the countries know that when it comes to spending aggregate funding, they will get their cut as a country and do whatever they want with it. The money goes towards two ends:
*An effort to bring every new country member up to the same functional-standard in order to be run properly (at the European level).
*But the larger and elder countries (France, Germany, but no longer the UK) have a right-and-duty to determine what are the EU's major political goals.
*Ie, where to spend the money whilst assuring that the total expenditure is both fair and merited by the receiving countries.

The above describes a functioning that is not necessary in the US because we all speak a common language. It is necessary however in the EU - because three-quarters of a century ago they all had just ended WW2. By that war, Europeans had finally understood that they all needed to get along in order to share not only a common-peace but also a common-market that permits higher economic growth ...

It's a "double whammy" ...

 

Just admit that you have nothing else to say.

If you like it so much then stay in EU. Your claim was debunked. Your kids and grand kids will be good followers of Islam. But it’s not all bad - kebabs are good and calls for prayer are very calming, just hide well when there is another terrorist attack.

 

More blah, blah, blah.

You lucky boy - you go on Ignore ... !