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The people creating the EU were not mistaken that the only way to create security benefits was by creating the EU. They instead were well acquainted with a pop
by JamesBarney 11y ago
The people creating the EU were not mistaken that the only way to create security benefits was by creating the EU. They instead were well acquainted with a popular theory that said trade and economic interdependence reduces the risk of war. The architects of the EU wanted to increase this interdependence not for economic gain but to tie together the economies of Europe so closely that war would be next to impossible.
- nickik 11y agoYes, they were idiots. Trade does help, true. But you can agree to free trade and free movment of people WITHOUT things like common currency and sharing of debt. These things cause problems, and many people have pointed this out. There are different visions of the EU, some wanted it to be a free-trade zone others want 'United State of Europe'.