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[โ€“] Skua@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The members of the Commission are chosen by the head of each member state, but also have to be approved by the parliament. So it's kinda like a civil servant that gets vetted by elected representatives

[โ€“] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

It's kind of like the US Senate from before the 17th Amendment.