EU Constitution...errr I mean "Lisbon Treaty"

[Shearwater]

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

Because at the time the EU was a trading block to make trade within Europe simpler and some useful things like have one set of standards for a particular product across all the countried in the EU meaning you don't have to recertify your product to a coutries standards that differ from your own.

It has now grown out of control.

That's true, but that process had already been well underway before the Central and Eastern European countries decided to join
The main problem to me is the lack of democratic control. I don't oppose a more integrated Europe (or at least the idea), but I understand that many people feel that they're not in control of the process anymore (if that has ever been the case). Opposition is good and necessary, but I would like to see it coming from elected European institutions (like e.g. the European Parliament), not appointed EU representatives or national governments, which often ride the populist ticket (which is often how I perceive the Czech and the Polish governments).

[badhat17]

Originally Posted by Shearwater

Opposition is good and necessary, but I would like to see it coming from elected European institutions (like e.g. the European Parliament), not appointed EU representatives or national governments, which often ride the populist ticket (which is often how I perceive the Czech and the Polish governments).

Do you expect to get opposition from those that are riding a 400k PA gravy train ?