What should be the function of the European Union?

[amadeus]

What should be the function of the European Union?

I want this thread to focus on posting your own ideas, instead of debating the merits of the others.

 

[MamboJoel]

Preserving peace in Europe is a good start.
Building a bigger entity, more suited with the challenges of globalization.

 

[Joe Harker]

Peace in Europe, and to maintain fair free trade between nations. To act as a forum for Europe to deal with it's problems

To help make the money gap smaller between all the nations within Europe.

 

[Mirc]

First objective: peace in Europe. Done
Second objective: free transport of humans and objects within the EU countries. Done, in the most part (but there's still to go...)
Third objective: helping the economy of all countries inside it by collaboration - we are stronger together. Done, for the older members (pre-2004 expansion)
Fourth objective: establish a common system of laws and values. Partially done
Fifth objective: establish itself as a political union. Not done
Sixth objective: creation of an European superstate with one government, parliament, etc., to act as one country on the globe. Not done

 

[Ecofarm]

Control of NATO. Period.

For explanation, see decentralist policy.

 

[Kozmos]

Building a huge ass army and having a space program.

 

[GenMarshall]

It should only be an economic union, nothing more.

 

[Kozmos]

It should only be an economic union, nothing more.

You cant stop us

 

[Ansar]

I do not have the slightest idea.

 

[History_Buff]

First objective: peace in Europe. Done
Second objective: free transport of humans and objects within the EU countries. Done, in the most part (but there's still to go...)
Third objective: helping the economy of all countries inside it by collaboration - we are stronger together. Done, for the older members (pre-2004 expansion)
Fourth objective: establish a common system of laws and values. Partially done
Fifth objective: establish itself as a political union. Not done
Sixth objective: creation of an European superstate with one government, parliament, etc., to act as one country on the globe. Not done

Additional Objective: Upgrade Space Program. NASA needs competition at this point.

 

[Ansar]

Additional Objective: Upgrade Space Program. NASA needs competition at this point.

So Russia was a failure?

 

[Perfection]

Eventually, I hope it serves as a model to a unified western-style world government.

 

[wicshade]

it would be nice for another superpower to join the "space race" but i don't think of it as a race, but more of every world power in the contributing to exploring the unknown.

 

[downtown]

Honestly, I don't really know. I'm inclined to be wary of integration above strong economic coroperation, but that might be my own bias. This is an issue that facinates a lot of people in the poly sci community, and I honestly don't really care much about it.

 

[-0blivion-]

Economic Integration, nothing more.

 

[hossam]

if i were european i would agree with the following but since im not

First objective: peace in Europe. Done
Second objective: free transport of humans and objects within the EU countries. Done, in the most part (but there's still to go...)
Third objective: helping the economy of all countries inside it by collaboration - we are stronger together. Done, for the older members (pre-2004 expansion)
Fourth objective: establish a common system of laws and values. Partially done
Fifth objective: establish itself as a political union. Not done
Sixth objective: creation of an European superstate with one government, parliament, etc., to act as one country on the globe. Not done

they should be only economic.

 

[Fifty]

What should be the function of the European Union?

Pretending it is one nation so that its denizens can tell themselves that they have economic stats that can hang with those of us and those two asian countries filled with trillions of poor people.

 

[Steph]

Integrate countries that were ennemies and fought bitter wars, so war become impossible in Europe, conflict are solved peacefully, wealth creates wealth, pool resources so we work together and don't waste time or money on useless redundant tasks and program.
So everyone is happier at the end.

Then, expend the system to other countries, with an adament requirement that they reform to match our values (democracy, human right, free trade) before they can integrate, until the whole world is one big human nation.

 

[Winner]

What should be the function of the European Union?

I want this thread to focus on posting your own ideas, instead of debating the merits of the others.

- Trade, economy, monetary policy (after all members adopt Euro as their currency), common market (+related things), free flow of goods, workforce, capital and services.
- Foreign policy
- Defense
- Justice
- Energy
- Education (EU should ensure that all Europeans are able to communicate in one official language)

Basically, it should be a loose federation of states.

 

[Winner]

Additional Objective: Upgrade Space Program. NASA needs competition at this point.

ESA is working on that.

Yeah, EU should support ESA more.