European Union & Supranationalism
GEO-101-004
Dr. Hellrigel
European Union & Supranationalism
The European Union is an economic and political union started by six countries in 1950 and now up to 27 different countries. Supranationalism is a voluntary association in economic, political, or cultural spheres of three or more independent states willing to yield some measure of sovereignty for their mutual benefits. (Regions pg.56) These are two major modern transformations for Europe, which link up with each other because of their purpose to help Europe. Both have similar roles but are different movements however they are equally important towards the European organizations success. Supranationalism is basically an association that is based on economy and politics that is formed by three or more states; therefore it mainly describes the European Union. The European Union is a recovery program designed to build up the locations and economy of the states that were affected by the Second World War. The U.S. provided some assistance to Europe, which is an example of voluntary help and benefits in Supranationlism. Therefore the European Union is an example of Supranationalism.(Realm pg.56) The Role and purpose of the European Union is to do more than stimulate the economy, it was more for the idea to form a joint economic-administrative structure not only to coordinate the financial assistance but also to ease the flow of recourses and products across Europe’s mosaic boundaries to lower restrictive tariff, and seek ways to improve political cooperation. Also the ideas of the European Union were to unify the states in Europe by making one dominate currency to compete and establish a joint counterweight with the powerful United States Dollar. Another purpose to why the European Union was established was to invest in new infrastructure and to smooth the flows of money, labor and products. This will dramatically reduce the divisive effects of their national boundaries. The E.U.’s plans were to
Dr. Hellrigel
European Union & Supranationalism
The European Union is an economic and political union started by six countries in 1950 and now up to 27 different countries. Supranationalism is a voluntary association in economic, political, or cultural spheres of three or more independent states willing to yield some measure of sovereignty for their mutual benefits. (Regions pg.56) These are two major modern transformations for Europe, which link up with each other because of their purpose to help Europe. Both have similar roles but are different movements however they are equally important towards the European organizations success. Supranationalism is basically an association that is based on economy and politics that is formed by three or more states; therefore it mainly describes the European Union. The European Union is a recovery program designed to build up the locations and economy of the states that were affected by the Second World War. The U.S. provided some assistance to Europe, which is an example of voluntary help and benefits in Supranationlism. Therefore the European Union is an example of Supranationalism.(Realm pg.56) The Role and purpose of the European Union is to do more than stimulate the economy, it was more for the idea to form a joint economic-administrative structure not only to coordinate the financial assistance but also to ease the flow of recourses and products across Europe’s mosaic boundaries to lower restrictive tariff, and seek ways to improve political cooperation. Also the ideas of the European Union were to unify the states in Europe by making one dominate currency to compete and establish a joint counterweight with the powerful United States Dollar. Another purpose to why the European Union was established was to invest in new infrastructure and to smooth the flows of money, labor and products. This will dramatically reduce the divisive effects of their national boundaries. The E.U.’s plans were to