Wow, thanks. I had NO idea about the Schengen region. This makes the LEAVE vote even more completely insane in my mind.
This does mean the UK will have to continue allowing free movement.
That said, members of the EEA have the power (under Article 112 of the EEA Agreement) to place an "emergency brake" on free movement if "serious economic, societal or environmental difficulties" liable to persist are arising.
Although much of the leave vote was driven by opposition to uncontrolled migration, and continued participation in the single market will be seen by many as backtracking on this, this power (which the UK does not currently have as an EU member state) should be a sufficient degree of control for most.
Do you know off the top of your head: what is the difference between the European council and the council of the European union? Which states are part of the European council on human rights? When the EC has or has not authority over the ECB? When or when not the MEPs have authority over the ECB? The EC?
I reject your premise for the following reasons:
- The citizens never deal directly with the rules governing the formation of the institutions of the EU.
- The rules are not inconsistently applied.
- The latest overhaul of the EU composition rules was performed in 2009. Which parts of it are arcane?
- The rules are all written down, there is no need for anyone to keep them in their head.
what is the difference between the European council and the council of the European union?
The European Council is composed of the heads of state of all EU members. The Council of the EU is a topical assembly, and consists of the respective ministers of all member states (e.g. when discussing finance, the Council consists of ministers of finance).
Which states are part of the European council on human rights?
That does not exist. The acronym ECHR can refer to either the European Convention on Human Rights, a treaty that predates the EU, or the European Court of Human Rights, the agency entrusted with arbitrating disputes concerning the former. Its signatories are all states of Europe, including Russia and Turkey. Together they are called the Council of Europe.
The only relation between the EU and the ECHR is that the EU has made court decisions binding. For members of the Council of Europe that are not EU members, the ECHR has no enforcement mechanism.
When the EC has or has not authority over the ECB?
EC customarily stands for European Commission, which never has authority over the European Central Bank.
When or when not the MEPs have authority over the ECB?
They never have. The ECB is informed and directed by the European Council, but not dictated.
The EC?
The European Parliament has the power to reject members of the European Commission when they are nominated.
By the way, this is a moot point, since the UK was not a member of Schengen, European council on human rights, Eurozone. However, UK will want to stay in the EEA, meaning it will have to comply with basically all the things the Brexit people wanted to avoid - like regulations, the free movement of Europeans & membership fees - but with significantly worse terms, and losing the ability to vote. This is a real head scratcher IMHO.
If you mean the European Convention of Human Rights, yes the UK has signed it as all EU members have to. The current government's election manifesto explicity wants to exit and replace it with a "British Bill of Rights" with fewer protections on labour or on humane treatment of convicts or foreigners.