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    Stubb says EU should expand to 40 states, including Canada. Agree or disagree?
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    Stubb says EU should expand to 40 states, including Canada. Agree or disagree?

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    1. Mansos91 on

      I mean Canada being part of EU would be a massive win for EU, we should get all of the commonwealth and the UK back

    5. _Reddit_Account_ on

      I’m cherrypicking here, but Kosovo will never be able to join. There’s some countries in the EU (mainly Spain) that doesn’t recognize it.

      Furthermore I agree we should expand the EU, but first we need to look at how the veto right can be used. It shouldn’t be possible for one country to stall important decisions.

    6. snow-eats-your-gf on

      A bigger system is good.

      But let’s remember what happens to empires.

    8. Amazing-Bag on

      Only reason they would want to bring Canada in which isn’t Europe is because they want to test the waters for bringing Israel in which is also no in Europe for those unaware.

    10. Miss_Chievous13 on

      I think EU would corrupt canada a lil bit. EU keeps forcing too many laws on members.

    11. Ramlavi on

      I do not have any problems with that as long as the joining states fulfill the Copenhagen requirements. I would imagine that Canada and Iceland have little to no problems with that.

      I would gladly welcome UK back to the union as well. Though I would not grant them the same special liberties that they had before leaving.

      Ukraine and the balkan countries need to improve their governance before they can be granted a membership. Corruption and weak rule of law institutions are poison to the economic union.

      Turkey has severe problems with human rights, democracy and wide spread corruption. I do not think Turkey as it current form can join the union.

      Overall, Stubb is arguing here from the perspective of political union that should act as a counterforce between US and China, and that EU should use the membership as a leverage. However EU as an economic union can only succeed if the rules are same for everyone.