Hearsays

Personally, I think, and I am saying this with utmost humility, humbly, unmistakably so, that the European Union’s creation from the get-go lacks some spice. For instance, saying this with my chin up and planting on the Z-snap, as the succeeding function as per the Treaty of Lisbon, the Union was formed with its core components, the 4 Freedoms, intact. If we, let’s say, are pushing on towards economic integration as it is the main goal and intent of the formation of the EU, through the spilled milk *oops I did it again on cue*, I meant the spill-over effect or Monnet’s functionalist approach, whereby other member countries are incentivized to be an integrative member of the union, its legislative nature is not yet strong enough, at least for now, to allow ease to flow into furthering its global connectivity if it were to pursue a less protective mechanism pathway.

I quite rather think that it is through the spill-over effect that the other freedoms of the EU, as stated as its core pillars, can actualize its own political ambitions against the treaties or tariffs effects of the other nations, namely as other global coalitions are being built, such as BRICS. It is of my personal interest to be curious about why there is a lack of partnership between the EU and the US. But who am I to guess, after all, “curiosity kills the cat”, as they like to famously say. And when I say spill-over effect, some might think that it is of a negative connotation, when in all actuality, it is a theory with practical roots.

The Freedom of Capital Movement, within the EU itself, allows it to be more of an integrative society in terms of its sociocultural economic functions. For instance, I might argue, coincidentally and brilliantly, that the freedom imposed is of its own particular design framework within the EU’s political culture. But where’s the risk appetite in all this? An economic incentive geared towards efficiency as EU without an overly protective border mechanism can operate in a more sustainable fashion. Is this then an ex-ante or ex-post analysis? Till next time, double X.