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A 3 page contention that while the EU is a preeminent example of the application of neofunctional principles to the development of an integrated political community, it has many obstacles confronting it. One of the most pressing is the balance that must be made between regulation and promotion of member countries to insure the bettered welfare of the whole. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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of the application of neofunctional principles to the development of an integrated political community. The establishment of the European Union (EU) in 1993 has unified European countries as they
have never been unified at any other point in history. The European Union will undoubtedly be a tremendously important factor in the future stabilization of political and economic power.
It will also be a tremendously important influence on the rest of the world. This is not to say that this integrated political community does not face challenges.
Indeed there are many challenges confronting the EU. The EU must constantly walk a tightrope between member nation restriction and promotion if it is to balance out the
best interest of the EU as a whole. There is an ongoing need, for example, for regional integration to be compatible
with multilateral trade rules. The European Union, of course, targets an enhancement of competitive forces, the lowering of prices and an increase in customer satisfaction. Starting with the discussions
in the 1950s about restructuring the economies of Western Europe, two alternatives for economic co-operation emerged (Hosli and Saether, 1997). The most ambitious of these alternatives proposed creating a common
market among the participating countries. This plan incorporated such features as imposing common external tariffs and no tariffs between the members of the proposed association (Hosli and Saether, 1997).
While such considerations are obvious, their execution can be quite complex. An additional potential obstacle for the EU is the
need for environmental and agricultural oversight that is inherent in such a far-reaching vision. The EU must have mechanisms for insuring that the activities of each member country are
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