The European Union & Soviet Union similarities - 2013

[Grey Havoc]

Ye may find this interesting, or not, as the case may be:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bfc_1359800275

 

[Hobbes]

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[Evil Flower]

Well law enforcement and intelligence agencies now have access to surveillance technology that STASI could only have dreamed of. And all this implemented by so-called 'democratically elected representatives'.

 

[2IDSGT]

Well law enforcement and intelligence agencies now have access to surveillance technology that STASI could only have dreamed of. And all this implemented by so-called 'democratically elected representatives'.

Very true, but I find it hilarious that the people who complain the most also happen to be the ones who voluntarily post every last goddamned detail of their lives on Facebook and Twitter. :

 

[Grey Havoc]

Too true.

 

[jsport]

Wider Europe Briefing: Von Der Leyen's EU Vision For The Next Five Years

Brief #1: What The Speech Tells Us About The Future Of The Bloc​

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• Even just the words "treaty change" can send shudders through even the steeliest of Brussels bureaucrats. Changing the EU's fundamental treaties -- which set out rules and objectives for EU institutions and govern how decisions are made among its member countries -- is seen as a Pandora's box, which, when opened, could lead to all sorts of demands and potential roadblocks. Anything from "a federal EU" to allusions about the bloc's "Christian foundations" can be floated, leading to endless fights, time-consuming compromises, and potentially even national referendums in some countries to approve the final text.

 

[uk 75]

It is interesting to compare and contrast the EU with NATO.
NATO has clear, limited goals but allows its members to dine a la carte to some extent. The US has ensured that its accounts are audited and signed off.
Its working languages are English and French.
In contrast the EU has strayed from its original purpose of "economic co-operation" between 6 countries to become a "Union" of 27 countries.
These members cannot pick and choose how they use the EU unlike NATO.

 

[muttbutt]

“Determined to lay the foundations of an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe …..”.

Treaty of Rome - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[muttbutt]

It is interesting to compare and contrast the EU with NATO.
NATO has clear, limited goals but allows its members to dine a la carte to some extent. The US has ensured that its accounts are audited and signed off.
Its working languages are English and French.
In contrast the EU has strayed from its original purpose of "economic co-operation" between 6 countries to become a "Union" of 27 countries.
These members cannot pick and choose how they use the EU unlike NATO.

So are the EU's...

 

[uk 75]

Seems we are both right.

Is the EU’s budget ‘signed off’ by auditors? - Full Fact

It’s often argued both that the EU’s budget hasn’t been signed off by the auditors for years, and that it’s consistently given a clean bill of health.

fullfact.org