It’s a bit delusional to say that EU countries are truly independent. Yes, any country can independently decide to leave the union – but as long as you’re part of it, you give up parts of your independence.
The EU is very strange. Yes, there is a global unifying policy but countries still have a wide autonomy.
Portugal has specific trade and travel agreements with individual countries, outside the wide EU policy. Other countries do this.
In this specific situation, we already know it will be the bloc handling as a whole the issue. Spain has already stated that all commercial tariffs must be addressed to Brussels, as it is part of the common external relations policy. But individual countries can add their twist to end.
Afghanistan was pre-Lisbon Treaty. EU countries would have a hard time nowadays going “I’m joining this war no matter what you guys do”. It could still happen, but there would be a lot more discussion between the institutions.
It’s a bit delusional to say that EU countries are truly independent. Yes, any country can independently decide to leave the union – but as long as you’re part of it, you give up parts of your independence.
The EU is very strange. Yes, there is a global unifying policy but countries still have a wide autonomy.
Portugal has specific trade and travel agreements with individual countries, outside the wide EU policy. Other countries do this.
In this specific situation, we already know it will be the bloc handling as a whole the issue. Spain has already stated that all commercial tariffs must be addressed to Brussels, as it is part of the common external relations policy. But individual countries can add their twist to end.
Parts, sure, but they also still have separate foreign policy apart from trade. As seen in the American War on Afghanistan for example.
Afghanistan was pre-Lisbon Treaty. EU countries would have a hard time nowadays going “I’m joining this war no matter what you guys do”. It could still happen, but there would be a lot more discussion between the institutions.
The news talk about Kallas, not foreign ministers. Things have changed since Afghanistan.