>for the simple reason that the EU was meant to be first and foremost an economical Union/treaty area, not a political one The EU was always meant to be a poli

>for the simple reason that the EU was meant to be first and foremost an economical Union/treaty area, not a political one The EU was always meant to be a political union. The economical elements were introduced first because they're more palatable. It's an argument I often see repeated from people living in countries where the EU for sold as a trade tool (for example the Netherlands) when it was simply not the case.