Was the European Union a good idea in the first place?

So we can't really say European Union is a failure because it is still holding entire Europe together except few countries like Norway, Switzerland etc.According to me idea of EU was a great idea but many reforms needed in EU to avoid above mentioned problems. read more

Some suggestion of a European union can be inferred from Immanuel Kant's 1795 proposal for an "eternal peace congress". 19th century. The concept of "Europe" referring to Western Europe or Germanic Europe arises in the 19th century, contrasting with the Russian Empire, as is evidenced in Russian philosopher Danilevsky's Russia and Europe. read more

A growing Community – the first enlargement. Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom join the European Union on 1 January 1973, raising the number of Member States to nine. The short, yet brutal, Arab-Israeli war of October 1973 results in an energy crisis and economic problems in Europe. read more