[ffsm8]

When did the EU become a country though...?

[constantcrying]

How do EU rules not influence the countries which are member states?

[ffsm8]

I would certainly hope they do, it'd be entirely pointless if it didn't.

Doesn't change that it's not a country.

[DEADMINCE]

Practically, it may as well be.

Common military in practice, common currency, common laws, common courts and highest authority, common passport rules, etc.

[constantcrying]

But the rules the EU makes impact the country I live in.

The EU does not need to be a country for their rules to have impacts on countries. I think this is pretty self explanatory though?

[ffsm8]

This is awkward. I think I misinterpreted your initial comment after rereading it just now. I must've been quiet dumb unless you edited it earlier.

My initial comment doesn't really make sense in this context