Let's not overstate the case. The EU was built to keep France and Germany from getting into another war, and it has been successful at that. All the other "principles" are just window dressing.
Let's not overstate the case. The EU was built to keep France and Germany from getting into another war, and it has been successful at that. All the other "principles" are just window dressing.
Isn't it up to Europeans to define the purpose of the EU? What's your claim to having the right to define it?
I'm not defining anything. I'm just explaining why the key decision makers actually created the EU. The statements made for public consumption shouldn't be taken too seriously.
You're vastly underestimating the economic importance of EU integration.
Is that why the EU economic growth rate is so stagnant?