> Who is the "political class" of the EU?

Highly educated people, often from wealthy backgrounds, who are very globally orientated.

They are generally not representative of the average person in Europe.

They are the people who European government appoints.

> In the US, it seems more obvious how corporate money pulls the political strings, but my impression is that corporate influence is a lot weaker in Europe..

I agree, but not sure that directly contradicts what I said?