Essay Why The Nation-States Should Leave The European Union

In a historic referendum, the citizens of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union on June 23. Throughout history, nations that have strived for independence have created instability in their states. Nationalism within these countries has escalated in times of instability towards ultranationalism in which nationalism is excessive to the point of harming another nation, causing historic events such as WW1 and WW2. The pursuit of peace and economic growth after this era of horror has led to the creation of the European Union in which nation-states sacrifice national sovereignty for global peace and cooperation. This leads to the question of what extent nation-states should pursue membership in supranational organizations like the EU. Ultimately, supranational agencies should be pursued to the fullest extent provided that it creates a trading bloc with a stable economy, establishes a unified state to …show more content…
In this way, citizens of an European country with membership in the EU is technically a citizen of Europe. Therefore “EU nationals are entitled to work in any EU country without needing a work permit”. An example of the benefits the agreement has brought can be seen in case study 2. Andrei was a citizen of Romania in 2007 when his country joined the European Union. This entitled him the right to work anywhere he found necessary in Europe. When Andrei was still in Romania, he had “earned less than €250 per month as compared with more than €2800 in Germany”. The unified state created by the EU through the Schengen Agreement has increased employment in areas with jobs readily available and has improved the living conditions of citizens from smaller and more dependent EU