= Сообщение: 9928 из 12492 ====================================== ENET.SYSOP = От : Charles Pierson 2:240/1120.976 17 Oct 20 17:51:49 Кому : Gerrit Kuehn 17 Oct 20 17:51:49 Тема : Brexit FGHI : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:240/1120.976+39dd115c На : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:240/12+5f188ce7 = Кодировка сообщения определена как: CP866 ================================== Ответ: area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:423/39+5f8be442 ============================================================================== Hello, Gerrit Kuehn. On 10/17/20 11:06 PM you wrote:
GK> Hello Charles! 17 Oct 20 11:52, Charles Pierson wrote to Michiel GK> van der Vlist: CP>> I don't quite understand exactly what the EU is. Is it an CP>> economic organization, or is it a government? GK> Well, without going into the details, I'd say it started as a GK> primarily economic organisation (European Coal and Steel GK> Community) in 1951, but is getting more and more political and GK> towards a government since then. We call this process "European GK> Integration". The largest step in this direction so far has been GK> achieved with the Maastricht Treaty in 1992. Meanwhile, there are GK> elections, laws, courts etc. on EU level, and the EU has taken GK> over certain competences you'd typically find in a government, but GK> still many remain with the member states. It is probably rather GK> difficult to understand for someone looking at it from the GK> outside.
I remember when I was in school in the 70's and 80's hearing about the EEC, but I kind of understood it as more an economic organization, something like they tried to do over here with NAFTA. But now it sounds more like a government of governments. I can understand the idea, I think.
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