I don’t know, recent Renault EVs look quite ok

USA might be an easier partner than some European countries. For example, to buy German weapons the approval has to go through the whole Bundestag, which is incredibly slow

It’s got … Roll hands … Electrolytes

I concur. It’s not only China, depending on the company’s market it can also be the US, Russia and probably others.

Well, member state representatives in the commission are proposed by the Member State government, then auditioned and vetted by the parliament. It’s indirect democracy but they’re not coming out of nowhere.

Well, there are edge cases for private schools that would not make sense being solved by public schools. I moved a lot in my life (still do), and having access to schools in one of my children 's main language is an important thing for them. Those schools are still following local regulations though