He asked about Brussels and you answered about Strasbourg. There is a democratically-elected Parliament, but it's weak; the EU's real power lies with the unelected Commission and the indirectly-elected Council (many of the representatives to which are certainly beneficiaries of dodgy donations). If the reworked EU Constitution is passed the Parliament will have even less power - and the other two institutions will be even less representative of the people.
> Don't get me started on the EU mass media - some of the finest in the world.
Not in the part of the EU where I live. And I'm inclined to doubt it's true in the other parts, either. How much time have you actually spent over here?
(PS to Chris - not yet, March)