3 ms·
Or looked at another way, it just weakness the parts of the system where there are disagreements. The most frustrating thing about the EU is that there are bot
by kypro 3y ago
Or looked at another way, it just weakness the parts of the system where there are disagreements.
The most frustrating thing about the EU is that there are both great and awful things about it. Some things almost all EU nations agree on, such as having strong trading relationships and joint research programs, but often this comes bundled with stuff there is far more disagreement on the Schengen Area and the Euro.
I think the EU would be stronger if was purely an opt-in / opt-out model. Forcing such a diverse group of nations to all adopt a single system is neither in the interest the people living in EU or in the interest of the long-term viability of the EU.
- pjc50 3y agoIronically both Schengen and the Euro are opt-in, as can be seen by not all members of the EU being members of one or the other. Post-Brexit wrangling crystallized something for me: the EU should be seen as the venue for solving problems rather than the solution. Leaving the EU does not make problems go away, they still need to be resolved; (re)joining it does not solve problems either, but it provides a series of discussion and agreement mechanisms which can be used to solve them.
- PedroBatista 3y ago"Thank" God COVID happened and most of the real consequences of Brexit could be attached to COVID, and then "thank" Russia for invading Ukraine so we can attach the problems of printing trillions of $/€/£ on the war.