Originally, the EU was not political but just as a mere economic union, a consortium of major European industries. I wish it could have remained so.
Exactly this is what I see.
My perspective comes from being born in Italy, and looking how Croatia (I am mixed vlood and living in both countries) is becoming part of the EU and what that will mean.
I see what nostr:npub18x5tzar4hcxmgn33870aqvhlmcvrez4avjvwfye2suenp5kdfp5q5stv0k is saying and agree on the fact that the foundation and main goal of EU was peace and a better markets and less friction on borders, but my fear is that citizens of every single States are becoming less and less important and their voice and vote count nothing because the big decisions are bein made on the EU levels and politicians tends to use the EU as an excuse to impose narratives and Ideas that comes from other people's incentives.
I see the EU as USA puppet, and I had the prove of it when I saw how we completely surrender any decisions about the Russia/Ukraine-USA conflict, where the EU and Nato simply bent and did whatever Daddy US (and all the corporations) wanted.
EU accepted a conflict on his territory and the consequences of all the sanctions without thinking about the losses European people would suffer.. because we did it for a "greater good".
Anyway.. I am far to know about what really happens in geopolitics and these stuff, what I think is, the smaller the State, the less the power is in a few of hands, the better it is. We could have good markets and less frictions even without EU.. centralization is not the solution.
EU is the main example of bad centralization IMHO. I could be wrong of course.
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That's false.
The Council of Europe was the first step.
After that steel and coal industry, that being just a step in the greater plan to unite Europe.
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Yeah for what I know, the main reasons was avoid another world war, and to avoid a nation (like Germany did two times in less than 40yrs) would start conflicts or subjugate a neighbour State.
The document you shared does not mention the Council of Europe, but the Schuman declaration that introduced the Coal and Steel Community, which is precisely what I was alluding to.
According to Wikipedia, The CoE is distinct from the European Union (EU), although people sometimes confuse the two organisations.
The CoE,, established in 1949, is a separate intergovernmental organization focused on human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
You're trolling right?
I know why I posted it for you:
To read the multiple passages mentioning the extensive unifying plan to stop wars in Europe by creating a federative united Europe "The pooling of coal and steel production should immediately provide for the setting up of common foundations for economic development as a first step in the federation of Europe"
Pooling toghether the war industries was just one step in the bigger project, was never intended to be just that as you alluded.
OK, I misunderstood your original point. I admit you're probably right in this one, "Coal and Steel" as the first step in a larger plan leading to a federation.
🤝 have a nice evening nostr:npub1llfht66qadyxv44q9rkmequztav07r2ufgd6ytl8w3wjs3ffa5yqy398ja 🙂
You probably mean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Community