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Fuck that shit. Glad that election are coming fast and most member are dissatisfied with eu. That shit need to be reform quick
Nice statistic. You made it up yourself or did someone help you?
"52% of Europeans tend to trust the EU, the highest result since 2007. In another 18 year-record, 52% of Europeans say they trust the European Commission. At the same time, 43% of EU citizens continue to have a positive image of the EU, while 38% have a neutral image and 18% have a negative image of the EU and 62% of EU citizens are also optimistic about the future of the EU. "
https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/3372
United against a common enemy, tale as old as time!
The extra gouvernemental organasition with leader that were never elected find they are the best and must pursue. What a surprise.
VdL is as elected just as any prime minister in a regular parliamentary democracy. Her Commission can also be voted out of office anytime by the directly elected EP.
So no citizen vote ? Seem like oligarchy to me.
Yeah let's the ruling class choose the mega ruler. It will certainly be in my best interest
So you support the destruction of the member states as well? Most of them are parliamentary democracies as well.
Mb ut doesn't imply the same stuff at country lvl and a t multiple country lvl. I dont think u need public transport to do 500m doesn't mean I dont think u need public transportation at all
I have no idea what you are trying to say here. Nor do I have the faintest idea what it has to do with my comment above.
That gouvernemental and extra gouvernemental structure doesn't follow the same assignement and need. Having the same gouvernance for both of them is dumb since they aren't the same
What do you mean by "extra gouvernemental"?
Also, if you believe public transportation is an argument against the EU, I have a bridge to sell to you. It basically is a good example of how the EU makes sense and it is not "the same 'gouvernance'" for all levels.
It is hard to understand what you are even talking about.
Share other survey. I'll wait.
Look at richest country in the ue and the number fall
Monaco? Wow, that must be like 20.000 people who are against EU. Crazy stuff.
U had tow type of county in the eu. The one that give money and the other that get money. Unreal u dont know that. Look at how many country give more than they get.
Yes, the UK was one of those countries who "give more than they get". Look where they are now. Why? Because the assholes who argued that they "give more than they get" conveniently forgot to mention all the advantages of being in the EU that are not directly money.
Please look further than the arguments of your favorite politician.
Mb all country aren't the same, mb u dont have to exit eu to refuse to abide to some treaty. Surely the only island of the union is representative of others
The point wasn't about exiting, the point was that the money flows in and out of the EU from your country doesn't matter compared to the advantages of the EU.
In fact, sending money to the EU to support countries that are poorer in the union is beneficial for the countries sending more, because the stronger the union is, the stronger the advantages of being in the union are.
But you're listening to the talking points of politicians who are against the EU and willing to tell only the parts that make people like you angry at the EU.
The energy market. Not all country have the same infrastructure and energy source. If u choose to privilegiate one source over another one u fuck someone. Specially for mine since all the energy politics were chosen by one gouvernement that had one company that was in charge. With the obligation to open for concurrence it fucked the whole energy market in mine cause even if we have 80% nuclear electricity it s indexed on gaz price cause eu wanted it. And now that the gouvernement doesn't have the monopole of selling energy they have the one on producing. So we have fake intermediate that sell the same product as the one that take care of the whole network.
Just one exemple. I thought saying interest diverge by country was explicatif enought
you are just speaking rubbish buddy.
Which EU country do you live in?
Fr or simply the one country that have 80% nuclear. So u kinda dont live in eu are u ? U kinda judging without knowing are u ?
ohhhhhhh... you are french!
that explains a lot
And you which one ?
Once you can just choose to ignore any law you don't like, laws become meaningless. The treaties are the EU's primary law.
European treaty work as opt in. It s the default. Not all country follow every eu law.
That is just false. A small number of member states has opt outs from specific areas, not treaties. Generally those were negitiated during joining. Obviously such things need unanimous support from all member states. A single member state cab't just choose to ignore this or that toda,.
The opt out is from treaties. That doesn't mean anything from specific area. Where are u from ? Cause your education system failed you. Eu is an economic alliance not a super state where her authorities surpass the one of the country
Look at negotiated opt out. The basis is by treaties and not just when u first join. U can do this on litteraly every treaty
Only 3 out of 27 member states have any opt outs at all: Ireland, Denmark and Poland. Only a single one has an opt out on something that has a status similar ti an EU treaty and tgat is Poland with the Charter of Fundamental Rights. All those opt outs had to be voted by all other member states into power and they are all either result of joining negotioations or were agreed during expansion of EU competences.
There is no general opt-in of EU treaties. It is only that for these 3 member states with existing opt outs that some of those opt outs also have opt in provision.
Guess why those are so rare. Why should every other member state vote for privileging another member state?
So you are saying that the EU is controlled by Germany, yet Germany is the one who has to give? At least get your arguments consistent if you don't want look like someone merely repeating Russia's talking points.
Look at the eu/us export treaty that got made recently. It s motlsy to save car export toward the us. Now tell me which european car brand u see in the us ? Now tell me which european car brand u never saw in the us or just country that doesn't have that industry.
Cars make up only moderare part of exports to the US, and not all of them are German. Indeed many of the "German" cars are produced all across the EU.
Your argument also does not even touch it how supposedly all controlling Germany ends uo paying the most.
Produced doesn't mean a lot since the sell only goes to one. Also it s significant part of German export.
So you claim a considerable part of the Slovak GDP does not exist because the factories are owned by international companies? What a load of nonsense.
Lmao yeah compare German fdp to Slovak one just to see something. This intentional misunderstanding is ridicule
There is no misunderstanding. Slovakia being lower income member state does not change anything, the xar induszry has a big stake in the Slovak economy. Standard of living has also considerably improved since joining the EU, to no small degree thanks to the car industry, that employs a lot of people. Slovakia isn't the only country without a big car company HQ. Austria also has a lot of jobs in the car industry, especially in supplier companies.
Before calling others ridicule you should still resolve your conundrum that Germany is supposedly all powerful in the EU, yet its largest net payer.
How is the weather in Peterburg?
Yeah eu opposition can't existe organically....
Kinda strange to even think of that in the first place
They always call themselves critics, yet commonly demand its functional destruction. How does your "organic opposition" differ in its outcome from what Russia and the US proganda demands? Elaborate.
Cause my interest and country interest diverge from eu interest??????
My organic opposition is simply the defense of my interest .
Which happen cause the eu doesn't defend mine but rather German and globalist agenda which doesn't suit my country.
Not a single concrete argument, just the "Its all just a German Empire" Russian conspiracy theory.
Come back when you can answer my question from before.
While I agree that there's always room to improve, I struggle to understand why you think this is a negative development. Is joining the EU as an associate member worse for Canada than not doing so? Why/why not?
Worse for me as an european. For canada it could be good, I mean at this point anything for them is good