In the current system the individual Commissioner doesn ' t represent the country he is from or at least that how it should be . But he represents the interests of the whole EU . The European Council or more specific The Council of EU represents the individual state . And the European parliament represents the interest of the citizen . Or that is hot it should be on paper . Also the European Commission is the basically the government of the EU . And I can ' t recall a country in the EU where cabinet position are being open for election . The ministers in countries are being appointed and that for good reason . The government has to work closely together , so it is not smart to just throw a bunch of people together and hope they will run the country effectively . Also , I can not even imagine how the Commission will function if one countries people decide to send a protest or populist candidate to the Commission . What if a Nigel Farage like person is elected into power ? Then again how do you decide what countrygroup of countries votes for what position in the Commission ? Will countries elect a person and the position will be awarded a position on account of his expertise ? Will there be a rotation of positions the individual country chooses to fill ?