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miroljubtoday at 11:35 AM3 repliesview on HN

Constructive argument? Just disband the EU as a whole, including all laws, treaties, contracts ...

Europe would be a much better place if the EU stayed what it was, a trade union of sovereign nations without any political power over the people.


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sham1today at 11:51 AM

How would this have worked in practice though? How could things like trade standards been harmonised or a common currency adopted without the trade union being able to do legislation?

And once you get there, you're no longer a trade union. Or a trading block, which is probably the better word since a trade union already means something else.

inigyoutoday at 12:09 PM

It still is. Countries can ignore EU laws if they want to.

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vrganjtoday at 11:38 AM

The EU was never just a trade union.