why was the european union established?

Answer 1

To create an anti-competitive environment of excessive bureaucracy and over regulation that will favour large corporations who are more able to comply than smaller companies. The vast amount of additional jobs financed by the EU taxpayers provide lucrative positions for the dumping of unwanted politicians and their cronies.

Answer 2

Status and Objectives of the European
Union

The European Union was brought into existence by a series of multilateral Treaties between sovereign states, signed and ratified in accordance with their customary constitutional procedures. These Treaties, as amended, are the source of constitutional law of the EU. They set out the objectives of the EU, create its institutions and regulate its functioning. The extent to which the institutions can make laws directly affecting
business and people in the Member States within the EU’s defined objectives and competencies gives the European Union a very different and much more powerful character than other international organisations.
The EU’s objectives and competencies are set out in the
preambles and sections of the various Treaties. Its fundamental task is to establish a common market, Economic and Monetary Union and “an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe”. The common market is to be achieved by the realisation of four
“freedoms”: free movement of goods, persons, services and capital. In addition to this the Member States of the EU are to develop common economic policies in the areas of fair competition, the environment, consumer protection, research and development, transport, energy, agriculture and external trade. To this, the Maastricht Treaty added the political goals of a Common Foreign and Security Policy together with co-operation in the fields of Justice and Home Affairs. The Amsterdam Treaty added an employment chapter and provides for the gradual introduction of common rules on
immigration, asylum and visa policy.

Answer 3

It's not really a " why" question, it was simply a follow on from what was originally the European Economic Community, which was only of 7 nations.
NOW look at it, an unweildy mega monster that rule our lives with silly petty rules and regulations that favour one nation over another, depending on their economic clout.
Bring back the days of open free trade, far far better than that sad lot in Brussels.

Answer 4

To waste taxpayers money

Answer 5

Yeah, what Clive said.

Answer 6

to stop fighting