European Union Dbq

The European Union is a membership formed to to create an alliance among the countries in Europe. The government in the EU only controls things such as trade, education, farming, and industry. Other than that, the twenty-six countries involved in the EU are free to do what they want. Members of the EU, like Germany and Poland, rank higher on a GDP scale than the other countries, like Greece. The question being asked is: should the rankings be ignored with all countries obtaining the same power, or should more economically stable countries hold more power than those that are lower than them? After observing many sources and data, it is noticed that not all countries in the European Union should be created equally; a country will not want

Source B in supporting question three displays GDP growth over five years. Many countries have grown, and other countries have been decreasing on this scale. Those that have had increasing growth rates should hold power over those on the opposite end of the scale. The power in other countries will benefit the poorer countries. If all countries hold the same level of power, the end result would not be fair. The results could cause problems in the EU based on if all the countries want to still be in the membership. Smaller countries do not benefit the bigger countries nor do they receive the same support. This is displayed in supporting question four’s article pertaining to Greece. The author writes “Germany has loaned Greece more money than any other country. It does not want to forgive Greece’s debt...After world war II, Germany got help with its debt from its former enemies. Who helped Germany then? Greece” (Associated Press). Germany was given support because it is one of the powerhouses in Germany economically, but Greece’s debt is not being forgiven because Greece is a tiny country that not many think about. It seems that the European Union gives more power to the bigger, more well-known,