"there hasn't been an intra-european war in a long time" However is that really attributable to the existence of the EEC? Or was it the fact that the Cold War

"there hasn't been an intra-european war in a long time" However is that really attributable to the existence of the EEC? Or was it the fact that the Cold War was ongoing, and that Germany was essentially disarmed and occupied? I'd suggest that the latter was sufficient to prevent a war between Germany and France (the feared intra-european war). Hence we can not make any claims as to if the existence of the EEC/EU was necessary for that peace in the period prior to 1994. The post 1994 period is more interesting (especially after 2008), and here the EU does provide forums for greater understanding between the nations of its member states. So if we want to measure the EU's ability to create peace within its bounds, I'd suggest we only start counting from 10 years ago. As to the neoliberal agenda, I'd suggest that started with the Single Market and its increased regulatory convergence, hence also from around 1994.