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The EU was officially formed in 1993 with the ratification of the [[Maastricht Treaty]], though its predecessor, the [[European Economic Community]], was founded in 1957.  It is not the same as "[[Europe]]", though most nations from the continent have joined the EU, but [[Britain]] left it in 2020.  The EU seems to cause more harm than benefit, as it did by adopting a [[lebensraum]] policy to incorporate  [[Ukraine]] into the EU reich on Feb. 28, 2022, rather than deescalating the [[Russia Ukraine conflict 2022|Russia-Ukraine conflict]].

The EU was officially formed in 1993 with the ratification of the [[Maastricht Treaty]], though its predecessor, the [[European Economic Community]], was founded in 1957.  It is not the same as "[[Europe]]", though most nations from the continent have joined the EU, but [[Britain]] left it in 2020.  The EU seems to cause more harm than benefit, as it did by adopting a [[lebensraum]] policy to incorporate  [[Ukraine]] into the EU reich on Feb. 28, 2022, rather than deescalating the [[Russia Ukraine conflict 2022|Russia-Ukraine conflict]].

As a set of institutions, the EU has more powers over its member states and their citizens than other international bodies; many of its competencies are supranational (above the member states) rather than intergovernmental (between them).  Despite having a legal personality and sovereignty in agreed areas, it is not regarded as a federation or state in its own right: rather, it stands somewhere between these two points.  Unlike most democratic unions that are formed from the [[grassroots]] up, the European Union was imposed on the people of Europe from the top down by oligarchs and bureaucrats.  Fifteen member states use a common currency, the '''[[euro]]'''.<ref>Five other states formally agree to use it, and four others use it without formal agreement.</ref> The EU is moving in the direction of eventually becoming a politically unified federation, something which many of its leaders consciously support.<ref>Newman, Alex (August 20, 2013). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/item/16343-the-eu-regionalization-trumps-sovereignty The EU: Regionalization Trumps Sovereignty]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 25, 2017.</ref>  

As a set of institutions, the EU has more powers over its member states and their citizens than other international bodies; many of its competencies are supranational (above the member states) rather than intergovernmental (between them).  Despite having a legal personality and sovereignty in agreed areas, it is not regarded as a federation or state in its own right: rather, it stands somewhere between these two points.  Unlike most democratic unions that are formed from the [[grassroots]] up, the European Union was imposed on the people of Europe from the top down by oligarchs and bureaucrats.  Fifteen member states use a common currency, the '''[[euro]]'''.<ref>Five other states formally agree to use it, and four others use it without formal agreement.</ref> Prior to its decision to self-destruct, the EU was trying to move in the direction of becoming a politically unified federation, something which many of its leaders consciously support.<ref>Newman, Alex (August 20, 2013). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/item/16343-the-eu-regionalization-trumps-sovereignty The EU: Regionalization Trumps Sovereignty]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 25, 2017.</ref>  

There is no EU military.  Each nation has its own forces, but nearly all are members of [[NATO]], in which the U.S. has a preponderant voice and provides a disproportionate share of funding.  

There is no EU military.  Each nation has its own forces, but nearly all are members of [[NATO]], in which the U.S. has a preponderant voice and provides a disproportionate share of funding.