While I like the idea of the European Union in General, its current state is unsatisfying.
It is not democratic. Ok, there is a European Parliament, but I still don't understand what kind of decisions they make, and what decisions are made by obscure commissaries (is that the word?), who were never elected. Even worse the commissaries are appointed by the Executive Power of the different countries, while in itself they are a Legislative Power (I hope I put that right in English), which is absolutely undemocratic.
Another Problem is that the EU is a bureacratic nightmare. I'll give you an example: In my Town, Stuttgart, we have very old cable cars like in San Fransisco, connecting downtown with the graveyard on a hill. Then (one or two years back) there was this cable car accident in Kaprun, Austria, where many people died. What does the EU do? Raise security standars for every cable car in Europe. Who cares that the Stuttgart Cable Car ran since 1929 without an accident, who cares that unlike in Kaprun there is no tunnel, who cares that this cable car is so slow, that you can jump off the wagon without a problem, should anything happen? No - either Millions of Euros need to be invested to bring up a wooden cable car that is already unprofitable to the newest standards, or it has to be put out of order - the old people shall look how they get to the graveyard.
So, beware, Estonia, I bet your trams are not up to the standards.
