The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE; commonly referred to as the European Constitution or as the Constitutional Treaty) was an unratified international treaty intended to create a consolidated constitution for the European Union (EU). It would have replaced the existing European Union treaties with a single text, given legal force to the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and expanded qualified majority voting into policy areas which had previously been decided by unanimity among member states. The Treaty was signed on 29 October 2004 by representatives of the then 25 member states of the European Union. It was later ratified by 18 member states, which included referendums endorsing it in Spain and Luxembourg. However, the rejection of the document by French and Dutch voters in May and June 2005 brought the ratification process to an end. Following a period of reflection, the Treaty of Lisbon was created to replace the Constitutional…
So how long before the EU officially becomes a single country?
A very long time.
Not sure that’s ever going to happen. Just like the US, each member state is very culturally different. It wouldn’t make much sense for Sweden and Spain to be part of the same country, since their values and needs are so different.
The EU is fine as it is and does a good job as it currently is. I wouldn’t mind an expansion of a common EU military, but that doesn’t necesarily bring it much closer to a unified country.
