European Union - The Grand Experiment

By Ivan Simic

The European Union (EU) is a multinational union, established in 1993. The
EU is made up of twenty-seven Member States. First, the EU was established
as the European Economic Community in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome and has
since undergone many changes. The EU has a single market between member
states with common trade policy. Important EU institutions and bodies
include the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of
the European Union, the European Court of Justice and the European Central
Bank, among others.

The end of War World II brought the idea for the unification of Europe, now
known as the EU, but some individuals or groups also known as world rulers
needed to conduct an experiment before the formation of an important super
power such as the EU. And soon, they succeeded; the right person for them
was Josip Broz Tito leader of Communist Party and lifetime President of the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRJ). With the Royal family in
exile and a post war atmosphere in Europe, Tito became famous, an ideal
partner for this experiment.

Many will wonder why Yugoslavia? The answer is very simple; besides the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), which was too powerful, to play
with, she was the only post war country in Europe with multiethnic and
multicultural population, and Member Republics.

In 1945, from the remains of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia; the Democratic
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was proclaimed, headed by Tito. Tito becomes
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The experiment begins; one State with six republics, one army, one currency,
one federal police, one federal Government and Law, one passport, no borders
and a visa regime among republics, and most of all: every Republic had their
own Government with all vital institutions. Still, one very important thing
for this experiment was the fact that Yugoslavia had different cultures and
religions among State members, such as: Orthodox, Catholic and Muslim. The
way the population is going to live in these circumstances was essential for
the future of the EU.

In 1948, Tito makes one interesting move, highly motivated; he becomes the
first socialist to defy Stalin’s leadership in COMINFORM also known as
Information Bureau (Inform biro). This move by Tito gains him good positions
with all Western powers, of course his old friends, but bad relations with
the USSR. For good results and loyalty to the West, In London in 1954,
Yugoslavia gets zone B from Free Territories of Trieste by treaty based on
the “Memorandum of Understanding”.

On the other side, with the first results of the experiment, formation of
the future European Union begins with European Coal and Steel Community
(ECSC) in 1952. Let us not forget that coal and steel were, and still are,
very important in war and industry. A very important founding member of this
Community was West Germany. A few years later, the Treaties of Rome in 1957
created two more communities: the European Economic Community (EEC) and
European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or EURATOM). The EEC and EAEC later
merge into EEC in 1967.

Strangely, but as previously arranged, Tito is chosen for SFRJ to be free
Eastern European country, independent from the USSR, and neither member of
Warsaw pact nor NATO, but in 1961, Tito puts Yugoslavia to be a founding
member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Membership in NAM did not affect
the experiment since Yugoslavia was the only European country in the
Movement at that time, but it did affect future of Yugoslavia.

Time is running, and in the beginning of eighties, Tito dies, but the
experiment continues. The West needs a few more years before final
announcement of new European Union. Europe is rapidly altering, many
countries have joined EEC.

At the beginning of nineties, Europe is about to change forever. In
Yugoslavia a new government is forming headed by Slobodan Milosevic, the
experiment is about to end, mission is about to be accomplished. World
rulers are entering the final phase before the formation of the EU. With the
USA battling Gulf War in Middle East, in Europe, history has been written;
Germany’s reunification takes place in 1990, followed by; dissolution of the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1991, dissolution of Socialist
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992, dissolution of Czechoslovakia in
1992, and wide spread fall of communist monopoly.

As planned, the new Europe comes into being in the year 1993, and with no
threats on the way, a new star was born, European Union. Just a few months
after termination of the USSR in which America had a big influence, the USA
got a new rival; the EU. This rival will become more influential and
powerful than any other country or Union in the world, more powerful than
the old USSR.

Two questions arise from this: First, did world rulers decide to put
European Union instead of the USA as a leader of a free world and first
super power? Second, who are those rulers and where were they coming from?

Answer for the first question is yes, they did, and as always, the USA was
used. Second: We will never know who they are, but they are definitely
coming from Germany, they are not Jews as many think, if they were Jews then
they would have had their own State long time ago.

If we turn back and look through European history, Germany was not defeated
as many thought, they played very smart; waited and planned to return
stronger than ever and they did through the EU, as leader and strongest
Member State. Germany was, and still is the Union’s biggest net contributor;
with the biggest economy, she is responsible for about 23% of the EU budget.
Same is with Japan and the USA; it looks like Japan was also not defeated in
the USA-Japan war. Now, Japan is the strongest independent economic and
industrial power on the earth, most Japanese products is represented in the
USA. In contemporary days, power is not measured through weapons, rather
through strongest industry.

Will the EU have an equal rival in the future?

It will; a true rival for the EU will be a future Union with lots of money
and same religion among member States as an advantage (maybe, Union of
Islamic countries?).

However, maybe we are being deceived with the EU; perhaps the EU is just
another world experiment before the launch of another giant global Union.

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