Originally Posted by MTUK1:
“The EU is not an elected government. MEP's have very little power in the EU. It is unelected bureaucrats who make and propose law. And that is not democratic at all. The EU's aim is to become a government, which is why we need to leave.”
The o2/3 merger involves companies operating in multiple EU countries so it is a EU matter, it's quite logical and the proper place to be investigated.
I would also add, rather than just having an ignorant rant maybe go and have a read about how the EU works?
You could start at:
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“The European Parliament (EP) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU). Together with the Council of the European Union (the Council) and the European Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU. The Parliament is composed of 751 (previously 766) members, who represent the second largest democratic electorate in the world (after the Parliament of India) and the largest trans-national democratic electorate in the world (375 million eligible voters in 2009).
It has been directly elected every five years by universal suffrage since 1979. However, turnout at European Parliament elections has fallen consecutively at each election since that date, and has been under 50% since 1999. Turnout in 2014 stood at 42.54% of all European voters.
Finally, the European Commission, the executive body of the EU, is accountable to Parliament. In particular, Parliament elects the President of the Commission, and approves (or rejects) the appointment of the Commission as a whole. It can subsequently force the Commission as a body to resign by adopting a motion of censure.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament
But then, from your attitude I would presume you are more amenable to what Britain First or UKIP have to say about it?
Oh, and to add, the current Competition Commissioner was voted into office unanimously in the European Parliament, including by the UK's MEP's. So your representatives voted for her

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“European Commissioner for Competition, 2014–present
On 31 August 2014, Prime Minister Thorning-Schmidt nominated Vestager as Denmark's EU Commissioner in the Juncker Commission. Despite her repeated denials of campaigning for the Environment portfolio, eventually she was designated the Competition dossier in the Juncker Commission.
On 3 October 2014, she won the European Parliament's unanimous backing following her confirmation hearing.”