Does the European Union pose a significant threat to the soveriegnty of European nations?

Answer 1

Potentially? Yes. Although, it has the potential of also becoming what the Founding Fathers had originally envisioned for the United Colonies, under the Articles of Confederation.

Answer 2

Yes. Concepts of "shared sovereignty," "pooled sovereignty" and "joint national sovereignties" are covers for having one's laws and policies decided by European Union bodies one does not elect, that are not responsible to one's own people and that can have significantly different interests from them. As EU members countries can no longer decide their own laws over a wide range of public policy. In practice countries and peoples that surrender their sovereignty to the EU become ever more subject to laws and policies that serve the interests of others, in particular the bigger EU states. The claim that if a nation or state surrenders its sovereignty to the EU, it merely exchanges the sovereignty of a small state for participation in decision-making in a larger supranational EU, is simply untrue. The reality is different. The EU continually reduces the influence of smaller states in decision-making by abolishing or limiting national veto powers. Even if bigger states divest themselves similarly of formal veto power, their political and economic weight ensures that they can get their way in matters decisive to them. Equally false is the statement that membership of new states in the European Union and their surrender of sovereignty to the EU would increase their sovereignty in practice. The nation that gives up its sovereignty or is deprived of it, ceases to be an independent subject of international politics. It becomes more like a province than a nation. It is no longer able to decide even its own domestic affairs. It literally puts its existence at the mercy of those who are not its citizens, who have taken its sovereignty into their hands and who decide the policies of the larger body. In the European Union the big states, in particular the French-German axis, decide fundamental policy. Juridically, EU integration is an attempt to undo the democratic heritage of the French Revolution, the right of nations and peoples to self-determination. It is profoundly undemocratic in character.

Answer 3

Does NAFTA pose a significant threat to U.S. Sovereignty? It put just about all U.S. tomato growers out of business (thanks Rush)

The ultimate goal is to wean our planets inhabitants off the idea of "Sovereign Nations" and slowly establish a one world government. Invertible... just going to take another century and a lot of Goebbelist propaganda (and wars...and graves).

Answer 4

No. The SS Wimbledon case of the international court resolved that issue decades ago.

A state may delegate part of its sovereign powers without losing its status as sovereign.