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Why are Europeans more effective at passing big legislation than the US? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by nodimetotie@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.de
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EU has done really well on passing big laws such as GDPR in the recent years, while the US can't even seem to decide whether to fund their own government. Why do you think Europe is doing better than the US? One would think that since EU is more diverse it would be harder to find common ground. And there were examples of that during the Greece debt crisis. But not anymore, it seems.

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[–] bleistift2@feddit.de 40 points 2 years ago (3 children)

β€œyet”.

I feel like we’re just one or two decades behind on … everything bad in the US.

[–] ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

I think it is much harder to lobby the EU due to it's structure. The EU is composed of many countries with distinct culture and objectives. The only way for everyone to agree on policies is compromise. This makes it much harder to successfully lobby..

If you lobby one political party in the EU successfully, you will only have about 2% of the votes Whereas in the US you have about 50% of the votes and of course you would focus on the party best placed to make the change.

Europe does still have issues with lobbies. In many of the individual countries the effectiveness of lobbying is comparable, and in some cases worse.

The best solution are anti-lobbying regulation, increased political engagement of the electorate, better journalism and proportionate representarion.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Maybe it's just me, but it seems that Lobbying isn't that big in Europe and several states have laws actively against the practice. Sure, corrupt politicians still exists, but they are more easily exposed under anti-corruption laws. Unlike in the USA where it's practically legalized bribery.

[–] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

EU is to ununified to be governed by lobbyists, also our courts work...

[–] suomisepp@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

I think it is exactly the other way around. Companies are well-organized on the global level and can influence Brussels and national EU governments. See the latest Qatar scandal or the often cited cucumber regulations. However, in Europe, the social market orientation results in majorities favoring more government control. In contrast, the US often rejects such policies as "communism".