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Isn't this the reason the EU exists?

by gjolund 10y ago

creshal 10y ago
Oh, it's definitely helping, no doubt. But it can't just wish away language barriers and sovereign nation states.
- erichocean 10y ago
  > But it can't just wish away language barriers and sovereign nation states. It's telling you think that's the goal of the EU (especially the "sovereign nation states" part). And people wonder why Brexit happened…
  - Retra 10y ago
    There's no indication that they thought that was the goal of the EU. They have only said these things will be barriers regardless of the existence of the EU. You are being needlessly rude.
    - creshal 10y ago
      Yes.
skrebbel 10y ago
Drifting off topic, but, no. The EU exists to prevent war between European countries. The rest is bonus, or a means to an end, if you will.
- MLR 10y ago
  That's absolutely not why the EU exists, come on.
  - roel_v 10y ago
    I wouldn't say it the way the gp does either, but the predecessor to the EU was indeed founded for economic integration with the goal of making that integration prevent ww3.
  - rebolek 10y ago
    Absolutely not? Interesting, tell me more what is the real reason (also, it works, even if it absolutely not is why).
AnimalMuppet 10y ago
Only somewhat. The Euro solves the currency issues, except that Switzerland doesn't use it. The EU has some unifying regulation, but (so far as I know - I'm not in the EU) it covers less than Federal regulations do in the US, which leaves more to the discretion of the individual countries. The US constitution has a clause that says, in effect, "if it covers interstate commerce, the Federal government gets to regulate it, not the states". If you're doing business across state lines in the US, well, that's interstate commerce by definition. States do get around that with health regulations and taxing requirements and such, but as I said, I think the situation in Europe is considerably worse.
- chris_7 10y ago
  Also, Switzerland isn't a member of the EU anyways.

Isn't this the reason the EU exists?

by gjolund 10y ago

Isn't this the reason the EU exists?

creshal 10y ago

Oh, it's definitely helping, no doubt. But it can't just wish away language barriers and sovereign nation states.

erichocean 10y ago
> But it can't just wish away language barriers and sovereign nation states. It's telling you think that's the goal of the EU (especially the "sovereign nation states" part). And people wonder why Brexit happened…
- Retra 10y ago
  There's no indication that they thought that was the goal of the EU. They have only said these things will be barriers regardless of the existence of the EU. You are being needlessly rude.
  - creshal 10y ago
    Yes.

skrebbel 10y ago

Drifting off topic, but, no. The EU exists to prevent war between European countries. The rest is bonus, or a means to an end, if you will.

MLR 10y ago
That's absolutely not why the EU exists, come on.
- roel_v 10y ago
  I wouldn't say it the way the gp does either, but the predecessor to the EU was indeed founded for economic integration with the goal of making that integration prevent ww3.
- rebolek 10y ago
  Absolutely not? Interesting, tell me more what is the real reason (also, it works, even if it absolutely not is why).

AnimalMuppet 10y ago

Only somewhat. The Euro solves the currency issues, except that Switzerland doesn't use it. The EU has some unifying regulation, but (so far as I know - I'm not in the EU) it covers less than Federal regulations do in the US, which leaves more to the discretion of the individual countries. The US constitution has a clause that says, in effect, "if it covers interstate commerce, the Federal government gets to regulate it, not the states". If you're doing business across state lines in the US, well, that's interstate commerce by definition. States do get around that with health regulations and taxing requirements and such, but as I said, I think the situation in Europe is considerably worse.

chris_7 10y ago
Also, Switzerland isn't a member of the EU anyways.