Subject: Re: Dope, your orders have changed
The EU isn't itself a country made up of constituent states (like the U.S.). It's a collection of countries. Those countries have delegated a fair amount of power over their financial and economic systems to the EU (for example, erasing import/export boundaries within the block) - but they have not delegated nearly as much authority over foreign policy. It's an economic union, not a foreign policy or military union.

Astute, intelligent people understand this.