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[pedantic] the EU is not a continent: it's a trade bloc.
by appleflaxen 9y ago
[pedantic] the EU is not a continent: it's a trade bloc.
- kbart 9y agoTo be more pedantic, it's more than just a trade block, it's also a political union.
- paganel 9y agoThere's also politics involved, all of my country's laws (including the non-trade related ones) had to comply with the EU-wide laws before my country was permitted to enter the union. One such famous non trade-related example is that if you want to be part of the EU you're not allowed to have death penalty as a punishment in your penal code.
- the_duke 9y agoThe trade union is just one part of the EU, it is much more than that.