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Right on. Looking into ways of stopping this from happening has given me a very real feeling of desperation. There's no real way for an EU citizen to stop laws like these from getting accepted. No option for a referendum, no option for a veto, the best bet is getting the EU court to annul it, but that takes decades.

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EU citizens CAN block this! Make your representative in the Council of the EU accountable. If 4 members veto this the legislation will not pass.

If you can't move your country representative to veto the bill, then the issue is not the EU: it's your government.

As Europeans we have to stop this very sneaky campaign of "citizens can't do anything" - it's a self fulfilling prophecy and the sharpest tool the lobbies have in the EU.

Your country's government has a say on it, and you have a say on your country's government. Make them accountable.

> Make your representative in the Council of the EU accountable.

How would I do that? He is already in that position, I have zero influence on his decisions.

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