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You didn’t need the EU for the removal of trade barriers and the common market. Both were established quite a while before the EU as we know it now became a thi
by wqaatwt 3mo ago
You didn’t need the EU for the removal of trade barriers and the common market. Both were established quite a while before the EU as we know it now became a thing in the 90s.
> we really want those border checks back
Why? You don’t need to be in the EU to belong to Shengen.
- GTP 3mo agoThe European Union is actually an union of treaties, with countries that sign some and not others. So here you would need to be more specific.
- Chu4eeno 3mo agoNot really. Norway is not EU, it's EEA, which is more like what you describe (the population rejected joining twice in referendums, but the politicians still wanted some treaties).
- wqaatwt 3mo agoThat used to be the case. i.e. if imposing Chat Control on all countries would have required a treaty it would hardly have any chances. However national governments have delegated the right to EU institutions to impose mandatory regulations. You can’t pick and chose anymore.