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EU is a wide range of countries with very wide range of expectations on anything so all generalizations are wrong. EU’s function is to create a mechanism to f
by mrtksn 3y ago
EU is a wide range of countries with very wide range of expectations on anything so all generalizations are wrong.
EU’s function is to create a mechanism to find a common ground but that’s very hard so that’s why EU is has made a name for being slow and ineffective.
Spain and Switzerland or Sweden and Italy would have very, very different understanding on what the state should be able to do and how much involvement they must have because the way they govern their countries and the problems they face are very different.
Spain or Italy would usually be arguing on preserving some traditional way of doing things, Finland and Denmark would attack the issue very pragmatically and have great ideas that can’t possibly work anywhere else and the France and Germany would propose something that would increase their power in the area and the original concerns would be secondary.
- Moldoteck 3y agofiy, switzerland is not in eu
- mrtksn 3y agoSure, I'm giving it as an example of the extremes of the European mindset. IMHO, it would have been better to have Switzerland not only as a country that follows that EU laws as being in the single market but also contribute into regulating it.
- pjmlp 3y agoIt isn't, however due to the bilateral agreements they might agree on specific changes, depending on how they see them. Even if it goes to vote, sometimes referendum results might turn out differently than expected.