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Originally Posted by AnotherCat
Well if you believe that the EU government is centrist or to the right then I am afraid we will just have to disagree. However, I do think that you will find that the balance of informed political opinion is on my side.
If you are open to convincing then I suggest that you look, just as only one example, at the list of the various member states governing parties represented in the Council of the European Union. You will find that they are not as shy of describing themselves as being socialist as you are in describing them.
So yes, the EU is socialist leaning.
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Well, though I wish it were, the European Commission is headed by Jean-Claude Juncker, who is a member of the European People's Party --to quote Wikipedia: "The European People's Party (EPP) is a European political party that was founded by Christian Democratic parties in 1976, though it has since broadened its membership to include conservative parties and parties with other centre-right political perspectives."
And, "The EPP has been the largest party in the European Parliament since 1999 and in the European Council since 2002. It is also by far the largest party in the current European Commission. The President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission are both from the EPP. Many of the Founding fathers of the European Union were also from parties that later formed the EPP. Outside the EU the party also controls a majority in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe."
Contrary to what you imply, I do not consider "socialist" to be offensive, just factually wrong in this case. "Socialist gnomes" I do think to be offensive, though.