Europe Without Borders
The countries of Europe long dream
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The countries of Europe long dreamed of a Europe without borders, a Europe without trade barriers or barriers to the free flow of goods and people from one country to another. The dream came closer to a reality with the creation of the European Community and specifically with the adoption of the Maastricht Treaty as a step in an ongoing process leading one day to a Europe united in more than trade. This prospect has created fears among some, however, and some of the member states, or their leadership, have seen the developing EC as a challenge to their sense of sovereignty and autonomous rule. At present, the EC as constituted since 1992 is an economic common market, spurred to integration by the perception that only in this way would Europe be able to compete in the future against the growing Asian market and the continuing American market. There are twelve nations in the EC, of which France is one of the most important as well as one of the most difficult. In addition to the economic and political concerns that affect all the states of Europe in some degree, France is especially concerned about cultural issues and about any threat to the perpetuation of French language and culture. This is not a new concern and has not developed as a result of pressures within the EC, but those pressures have brought the concern to the fore once more. Commitment to making the EC work has been judged recently by the support offered in each country for passage of the ne
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of autonomy, concerns about specific industries, and a general fear of losing control of the borders. This has been effective in a France where immigration battles have been taking place over the last several years based on the perception that there are too many foreigners in France and that they are taking French jobs and destroying French culture. Williams finds that tensions were inevitable given that the process of integration is largely capital-driven and that there were sharp divergences of interest between member states from the start. Divergences between member states have been related to the balance of economic interests within each member state and to each state's role within the European and the larger world economy:
The contradictions of integration run much deeper than a conflict between the divergent interests of member states. Even in terms of economic goals, the Community has been faced with incompatible objectives: there has been an uneasy relationship between fostering competition within the EC and the need to develop large efficient companies able to compete on the global scale. Regional economic goals have also clashed with the overall growth aims of the community.
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