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a) there is no 'capitulating to the German electorate'; b) the 'aspiration' of the EU is not to become a United States of Europe. I can't be bothered to go into
by roel_v 11y ago
a) there is no 'capitulating to the German electorate'; b) the 'aspiration' of the EU is not to become a United States of Europe. I can't be bothered to go into the details, because this is EU law 101, but just the suggestion that European countries would somehow aspire to a federal model is laughable and shows 0 knowledge of the history and institutions of the EU.
- parasubvert 11y agoAnd this is the illusion that's at the heart of The EU, that EU law can somehow contort social and economic systems to work in contradictory ways. It's a confederation - all members have given up some sovereignty. Except a badly design currency union and a hegemonic leadership out of Germany doesn't make economic sense when crises hit.