@thor

If you really want to learn about how #eu operates from an insider this book is probably the best I've read for a long time:

Robert Menasse "Enraged Citizens, European Peace and Democratic Deficits: Or Why the Democracy Given to Us Must Become One We Fight for", 2016, ISBN 9780857423627

https://www.alibris.co.uk/Enraged-Citizens-European-Peace-and-Democratic-Deficits-Or-Why-the-Democracy-Given-to-Us-Must-Become-One-We-Fight-for-Robert-Menasse/book/33351106

Also on Amazon but not linking to the intentionally :)