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Those are examples but those are its main functions. Promoting cooperation and peace in Europe, regulating and promoting trade in the EU, and improving the lives and protecting the rights of Europeans. It does this through things like freedom of movement, standardization, human rights legislation, etc. It deals with big things that affect Europeans.
What the hell are you talking about? The EU has a lot less control than you think it does, and what they have done has been in the interest of Europeans. They also have judicial supremacy, they are the court. The only court decisions they have forced upon its members are things like the Human Rights Act in the UK because they lack a Bill of Rights kind of deal and pro-consumer policies. What I mean is they actually need to inform people what free movement actually is and what it does for example. It only applies to EU citizens not just anyone physically in the EU. It also needs to explain how it allows investment and goods to flow throughout the entire union and how that is beneficial to all its members. All this anti-EU rhetoric is born form misunderstanding what the EU actually is.
So if it was up to you would Canada join this global utopia?
That if all well and good. But take the judicial supremacy issue. Let's leave aside that the UK is signatory of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights and so does have a Bill of Rights and the large number of cases the Eu courts have ruled on for now. Judicial supremacy domonstrates the kind of problems that face the EU nicely. In brief, while many think that EU courts have supremacy over national courts. But this is not that simple.
When Germany entered the Lisbon Treaty it was contested before the German Supreme Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) because it signed away the county's sovereignty illegally. This was not the case, the court argued, because it retained supremacy over European courts. If it were not so, signing the Lisbon Treaty would have been unconstitutional and Germany could not easily be a member.
Except even that blatantly lies and misleads. In the first part where it talks about the pillow regulations is a lie, a lot of those are EU patents for pillows or devices that use them as well as common sense regulations like you can't make them out of garbage. The UK will still have to follow those regulations regardless if they want to trade with the EU.
I agree. Some of the information presented regarding regulations seemed a bit like nit picking, as I am sure there are valid reasons for the multitude of regulations involved.
Of course, there was much more information about structure and representation presented, so just claiming the small segment on regulations makes everything a blatant lie and misleading seems a bit too dismissive.
It shows the kind of fact-checking they do and how hard they are willing to sacrifice facts and context to make points.
So it's a lie that the manufacture of pillows has so many regulations involved? Do you have evidence the information they provided was untrue?
It seems to me they were just pointing to all the regulations the EU requires manufacturers to meet. Most rational thinking people understand certain regulations are required so people don't stuff pillows with trash.
Thanks for your opinion, but I don't see reason to accept it over what was presented.
Go to 4:30.
That's all very interesting, but why is the guy in the video, and it seems you as well, fixated on a couple of minutes about regulations and seemingly ignoring the other 50 minutes involving representation, sovereignty, trade, pay, etc?
The rest of the video is also filled with misleading information like the purpose of trade agreements. It is true you do not need trade agreements but they are incredibly useful for the promotion of trade and investment, that is their entire purpose. It also talks about Switzerland but gloss over the fact it has a multitude of agreements with the EU including trade deals and adopting EU law.
The rest of the video is also filled with misleading information like the purpose of trade agreements. It is true you do not need trade agreements but they are incredibly useful for the promotion of trade and investment, that is their entire purpose. It also talks about Switzerland but gloss over the fact it has a multitude of agreements with the EU including trade deals and adopting EU law.
You posted a video that has misleading information except for the one part that makes your point? Seriously?
So it's a lie that the manufacture of pillows has so many regulations involved? Do you have evidence the information they provided was untrue?
It seems to me they were just pointing to all the regulations the EU requires manufacturers to meet. Most rational thinking people understand certain regulations are required so people don't stuff pillows with trash.
Thanks for your opinion, but I don't see reason to accept it over what was presented.
Misinformation on the EU has been going on as long as Britain's membership. Much of the straight banana type nonsense, ironically originated with B Johnson.
Here are some of the Brexit claims, since wiped from their website....
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