My opinion stayed the same over the years. They should have stopped at Schengen. Keep open borders that granted easy and free flow of people and goods within the Union. That's it.
Some EU countries are closing their borders to neighboring EU countries.
The EU failed because it has a weak federal government. The EU states (countries) have long violated various agreements without real consequence and often had to be bailed out by stronger EU states. I don't see the EU states voting to amend the EU constitution to allow for a stronger federal government.
The open borders policy of the EU caused migrants to upend local communities because massive numbers of people came that did not share the values of the community.
the nation states government are even weaker, look at boris johnson, or other nationalist leaders.
and it doesn't make any sense to support them, how is europe saver if there are fenced borders between nation states, while erdogan continue so send his migrant criminals over the evroz
In the UK, the federal government has clear authority that state/local governments do not. The UK federal government has the ability to enforce its laws/regulations on the local governments. This is not true in the EU.
The strength I was referring to was relative strength, not absolute strength. As a general rule, it is best for governments to be weaker in absolute terms (they still must be able to enforce the laws/regulations they do have), and should have few regulations. This is a generalization and will not apply in all situations, such as emergencies.
the eu has the moral authority in europe though, what is the value of splitting up the EU, why should the german industry then support greece and their money? or italy and their money? its is however horrible enough that these states can waste money without criticism still.
the EU is basically the set of rulles created after world war 2.
to survive all european independent states would have to turn to fascist nazi states again, but they are all afraid to do that, as long as the usa, russia or the middle east continue to exist and threthen the EU the nation states will continue to be afraid to act as a sovereign fascist nation state, but thats exactly what they want to do, why else would they want independence?
whole europe is currently waiting for the EU to realise that there are hostile people among the migrants, and that the EU closes the borders for noneuropeans allowing to shoot at anyone who enters it illegally and purging everyone that tries to destroy the EU from within, this day will come. and then eu hostility and sceptisim will disappear.
It must meant that all the common people have all the wealth, or have I misunderstood the concept.
