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So it is. I liked this sentence:
(..) he [Draghi] openly declared it “defunct” and “dead” – but warned that “the collapse of this order is not itself the threat: … the threat is what may replace it.”
unify on defence and foreign affairs
Which essentially turns the EU into the USE.
The same people who buy the politicians in the US will buy the politicians in Europe and control Europe from Brussles.
I wouldn't rule out that the current uncertainty was created to make the unification possible.
Europe has in general very strict limits and rules on donations to political parties. Political campaigns also have restrictions and limits you won't see in the US. So buying politicians is really not that easy as it is in the US.
And no, I don't think that Putin and Trump rises to power were in order to make the unification of Europe possible..
Also European countries can pull out of the union fairly freely, and your taxes are paid to the country and the country then pays to EU (right?).
So you have the freedom to defund the EU if it gets corrupt. The US pays taxes first to the fed and then states. And no chance in hell a state can withdraw
That's one of the bright sides of Brexit, the story of the EU being a prison doesn't add up. Nevertheless Viktor Orban tries to use that card, comparing the EU to USSR. But no one is stopping him, the door is wide open. Would be much faster to manage than Brexit as there is a precedent to guide the process...
They have been and are regulating lobbygroups as well. Afaik corruption does happen, but it's rare.
Add: Just found it. Since sept 2025 we have this EU Transparency Register.
The Transparency register is a database listing ‘interest representatives’ (organisations, associations, groups and self-employed individuals) who carry out activities to influence the EU policy and decision-making process.