The expansion of the European Union will undermine the basic principles of founding fathers - A Discussion

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When the European Union was first established, its founding fathers displayed the simplest of its principles. Two of the most important ones were war-free trade and a minimum of conflicts between the countries, apart from the obvious hope of increasing trade gains between the union's members, along with the rate of growth of these countries. However, nowadays, we notice that the European Union has globally expanded and became strong enough to guide the economies of several nations whose trade and economic conditions are far from simple. The founding fathers underestimated the political forces shaping the decisions of the governments and their economies.

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[...] The European Union was able to accomplish these objectives, but then trade limitations were also present, which by far accounted for the major conflicts between the nations. This happens when one nation trades with the second, it takes protective measures against the second nation's goods. This brings economic unrests in the economy of the second nation which reacts by increasing its trade limitations against the first. The first nation has no choice but to take up alternative options or respond with hostility. [...]

[...] As a response to this decision, The German government announced that, if these protective measures enter in force, they'll restrict access to the German car market for French cars. For the same reasons, The Slovak government threatened the French government of expelling Gaz de France if they withdrew PSA Peugeot-Citroën from the Slovak territory. Countries like Great Britain and Italy among many now wonder how different would their economies be if they were not part of the European Union, which is strongly controlling them. The European Union, on its way to expansion, is filled with an embarrassing internal structure, coupled with developmental fears. [...]

[...] To conclude, we can say that the European Union's basic principles were peace and war free trade, and its constitution was formed with four goals: freedom of people, services, goods, and capital. But, when we think to how the European Union has affected the economies of its member states, we understand that the situation is anything but as simple as the fore founders had intended it to be; that's the very aspect that puts the fear of entering into a big war over trade into the hearts of people living in those countries. [...]

[...] In what sense can we say that the political forces that led the expansion of the European Union in turn undermined the basic principle behind its formation Peace? The European Union, which currently accounts for five million citizens, is continually challenged and causing conflicts among its member nations, what led the European citizens to question the European Union's founding principles. The famous founders of the European Union, such as German Chancellor Konrad Adenaeur and the French Minister Schuman, have been recorded to give several speeches where they addressed the European Union's members about abilities to minimize international conflicts over trade and economic issues. [...]