I mean you guys do you. Through the European Market access you guys have to still follow a bunch of things we decide without getting a word in it so it might not be an awful idea.
Actually it’s our politicians who don’t reject new motions. The popular parties famously want to join, but don’t get to because it has to be decided by popular vote.
They could technically veto now, but refuse to. Another coalition could do something different. But joining would take the option off the table entirely.
IMHO the EU has enormously contributed to global peace, but does have its issues. Those biggest deficiencies within the EU I think, are twofold:
the veto right being too abusable (instead it could work more like how qualified majority works, but with a lower threshold).
it’s too pro-capitalistic, and not agnostic in terms of economic models
For example, the European Commission tried to push privatisation of state-owned railway companies in the NL. The problem is that with privatisation, lines that are unprofitable, would be cut — even if they emancipated the populace’s mobility. Ticket prices also would increase, and they’re already fairly expensive. So the Netherlands instead decided, to pay the (unnecessary) penalty, rather than privatise. Worth it, imho.
A for-profit model is simply not suitable alone - it always needs regulation. Crucially, models should never focus on profit when they affect public utilities, natural resources, and sectors with regard to domestic and international trade, because otherwise they will lead to increasing poverty for whoever is not straight up an oligarch.
Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland effectively are already non-voting members of the EU, mainly due to the application of EU law through the EFTA relabelling them as such (except for agriculture and fishery, which largely remains theirs).
In my perspective, it’s worth giving Norway and Iceland a temporary opt-out on the fishery and agricultural regards, or at least better conditions for transition.
I also think that for these countries to join, the EU must be made to be agnostic in terms of economic models. Foster cooperation, but do not discriminate against oligarch-resistent models.
Yeah, it also means an extra reason for us Norwegians not to join.
Not the strongest argument when you basically chose to be a defacto non voting member already.
Yeah, which means it would be functionally similar - but cheaper and much less sovereignty.
I mean you guys do you. Through the European Market access you guys have to still follow a bunch of things we decide without getting a word in it so it might not be an awful idea.
Actually it’s our politicians who don’t reject new motions. The popular parties famously want to join, but don’t get to because it has to be decided by popular vote.
They could technically veto now, but refuse to. Another coalition could do something different. But joining would take the option off the table entirely.
IMHO the EU has enormously contributed to global peace, but does have its issues. Those biggest deficiencies within the EU I think, are twofold:
For example, the European Commission tried to push privatisation of state-owned railway companies in the NL. The problem is that with privatisation, lines that are unprofitable, would be cut — even if they emancipated the populace’s mobility. Ticket prices also would increase, and they’re already fairly expensive. So the Netherlands instead decided, to pay the (unnecessary) penalty, rather than privatise. Worth it, imho.
A for-profit model is simply not suitable alone - it always needs regulation. Crucially, models should never focus on profit when they affect public utilities, natural resources, and sectors with regard to domestic and international trade, because otherwise they will lead to increasing poverty for whoever is not straight up an oligarch.
Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland effectively are already non-voting members of the EU, mainly due to the application of EU law through the EFTA relabelling them as such (except for agriculture and fishery, which largely remains theirs).
In my perspective, it’s worth giving Norway and Iceland a temporary opt-out on the fishery and agricultural regards, or at least better conditions for transition.
I also think that for these countries to join, the EU must be made to be agnostic in terms of economic models. Foster cooperation, but do not discriminate against oligarch-resistent models.