The eu started as several unions that wanted to improve trade and to ease that implement standards, so that i can sell a phone without worrying about the standa

The eu started as several unions that wanted to improve trade and to ease that implement standards, so that i can sell a phone without worrying about the standards in france or germany. Euratom for easying the trade of niclear material and monitoring the radiation in the membercountries. Ecsc similar to euratom for coal and steel. They also brought an democratic legitimated supranational court that is now the ecj And last but not least ec and eec, the brought free trade and some of the standards, like minimum size of apples.