do you agree that european intergration involves a loss of sovereignty for its participants?

Question

definition of what is sovereignty of staes.then argue how it is affecting sovereignty of states for example states do not have control over their monetary policy,or they have to wait for the green light of other countries before they can adopt a certain policy,most emninent monetary policy.also should talk about external ties with other trading blocs outside the EU,whether it is possible for EU members to forge trading agreement with non-EU members.then discuss by saying it does not really undermine state sovereignty because member do have some policies which they can adopt without consultation of other states...example their defence policy or their education policy.

Answer 1

i AM English,I am also a European, that means i have the same rights has fritz in Germany, or does it, no it does not, we have a veto on the elements that would undermine our traditional English lives, like working a sixtyfive hour week,paying the highest rate of tax in the whole of the EU, having the least effiecient national health service, out side of Greece, shouldering the highest rate of duty on any imported goods , the highest rate of value added tax, and the lousiest weather, we are asked to fight in any country that want a lift thousands of miles from home and we have to buy our own uniforms to do the job that they ask us to do, i think in a while they will start charging for the deisel in the ships, or the petrol we use on patrol. i for one will be glad to become a mein herr, we should have surrendered the first time they tried to invade, now they are doing by economics, instead of bullets. LF

Answer 2

Perhaps there is a sovereignity loss for nations, yet I cannot see how this costs the individual. An individual had never control of any of those things- however, now, these policies are definately up to a high standard.

And that's what the EU is all about- raising standards. It is overwhelmingly good for the individual that the same currency he owns is used in as many places as possible.

Most of what you have written, is false. Countries do not have to wait for a "greenlight", though if their policies are against EU guidelines or rules the EU court will send them warnings and complaints until the issue is addressed.
Countries are free to have their individual trading ties with separate countries, though it is useful sometimes to have an unified european front when negotiating with for example, Russia.

Answer 3

yes..