Superpowers doesn't seem like the biggest enemies nowadays anyway.
A navy is essentially just a few things:
- Means of Power Projection (and EU doesn't score high on a military imperialism scale)
- Defense against seaborne invasion (in EU's case, against whom?)
- Naval domain Police force (In adequately protected waters, pirates are a non-problem)
When your opponent gets too weak in comparison, they switch to tactics appropriate for that. (Reference: pretty much every war involving the US, including as patron, of late)
Of those who have an interest in harming/invading/whatever EU, who has a navy to put up a reasonable fight against the navy EU does have? I believe they're spending their money mainly on land and air forces instead - they are more important, and (for the EU in their strategic position) far more cost efficient.
Probably. Just educated guesses based on assumptions based on what little data I do pick up. Or something like that
A navy means little if you don't have an army. Unless you have only sea in your territory, and noone has colonized the seas yet.