When the E.U. and the U.S. agree, other countries follow.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.
As soon as one nation claims the right to take preventive action, other countries will naturally do the same. If we go down that road, where are we going?
That's where my job comes in. Getting the E.U. and U.S. to agree.
The E.U. is more than just a trade organization or a common market; it is a guarantee of democracy, freedom, justice, and human rights. Nations cannot stay in the E.U. if they do not respect these guarantees.
If the EU and the US can cooperate successfully on regulating financial markets, everyone else will follow.
Over many years, the United States has worked to persuade and compel governments around the world to abide by the rules. By spurning our own rules, we put that effort at risk.
Most people would agree that the E.U. is too bureaucratic, not transparent or democratic enough and that it often interferes too much in matters that are best left to national governments.
The United States has some people in Europe with whom we disagree on this matter and a large number of people in Europe, including governments in Europe, with whom we agree.
This is an absolute turning point in the story of our country because I think if we go on with being enmeshed in the E.U., it will continue to erode our democracy. That is something that worries me.
Countries are different. They make different choices. We cannot harmonise everything.
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