What was the point of the European Union?

Globalism

Politicians can line their pockets with euros.

Unify a historically fractioned Europe into a cohesive economic entity.

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To create a unified political, economic, and military bloc in hopes of avoiding the types of large scale regional conflicts that plagued Europe for most of recorded history.

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Yet here we are with Ukraine and the EU desperate to continue that conflict

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The Boat

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No cap

Reduce inefficiencies by creating a unified economic and monetary association. They wanted to rival the US economy and overtake the USD. Ultimately they failed at those goals but the EU has been incredibly successful overall.

There's a reason why Russia has invested so much in preventing Ukraine from joining the EU, including an illegal invasion.

Too early on a Saturday morning to come up with my own words, so I asked an AI for his (their?) opinion. Here it is:

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One of the primary objectives of the EU was to facilitate economic cooperation and integration among its member states. This was achieved through the establishment of a common market, which allowed for the free movement of goods, services, capital, and people within the EU. The EU also created a single currency, the euro, which is used by 19 member states as of 2021.

In addition to economic cooperation, the EU has also worked to promote social and environmental policies, such as labor rights, consumer protection, and climate change mitigation. The EU also seeks to strengthen its role as a global actor, promoting peace and stability around the world and supporting development in poorer countries.

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NEW WORLD ORDER!

Easier to rule from Brussels than to continue focing an agenda through the legal and political structures of all those individual countries.

...globalism

Keep Germany form starting a third world war