" the European Commission is not elected by universal suffrage, but appointed"
True, but they are appointed by governments that are themselves elected by universal suffrage.
True, but they are appointed by governments that are themselves elected by universal suffrage.
The very fact that the EU is designed in this way speaks to the mindset of those in Brussels and while it might not concern you, it concerns me.
I'm not sure that having directly elected commissioners would have prevented the mess in Ukraine, which is mainly caused by the complex motivations of varied and unpredictable actors. States bordering Russia have joined the EU/EEA before without problems.