[Kurtz79]

Agreed... I think it's depressing that many people believes that "things were better before the Union"...

Before the Union there was War. There has been war almost continuously in Europe since we have written records.

The EU is far from perfect, but is a product of WW2, when people was aware that another war in the nuclear age probably would have meant the annihilation of entire populations.

Relinquishing part of one's country independence and autonomy was considered a fair trade for peace and security.

My grandfather was made prisoner by the English in WW2, and not 60 years later I was able to take a plane and start living and working in England with just my ID card.

This freedom (and security) for me is worth every wrinkle and obstacle the EU can and will have.