DISINFO: The European Union is a servant of financial elites
SUMMARY
The European Union is a servant of financial elites.
RESPONSE
Conspiracy theory asserting that EU is ruled by a financial elite. No evidence given The EU is governed by the principle of representative democracy, with citizens directly represented at Union level in the European Parliament and Member States represented in the European Council and the Council of the EU. There is no secretive financial elite that rules the EU. There are a variety of interest groups – including business and financial interest groups – that attempt to influence the decision-making process in the EU. For a similar case, see here.