Couldn't agree more. It has always mystified me that even people who understand the EU very well present it as completely impenetrable and almost mystical when explaining it to the uninitiated. As you describe very well, it isn't really any more complex than most national governance systems, except that it is so large and encompasses so many different cultures, but that is a different issue. We need to focus on the main decision processes and the political parties that control them to help people understand.
Couldn't agree more. It has always mystified me that even people who understand the EU very well present it as completely impenetrable and almost mystical when explaining it to the uninitiated. As you describe very well, it isn't really any more complex than most national governance systems, except that it is so large and encompasses so many different cultures, but that is a different issue. We need to focus on the main decision processes and the political parties that control them to help people understand.