European Integration

European Integration

Paper details Over the years, many observers of European Community/European Union countries (including journalists, politicians, and scholars) argued that substantial advances in integration were unlikely to take place, could occur only under highly specialized conditions, and would not endure. The historical development of the EC/EU seems to contradict this claim. How would you explain European integration? What factors or mechanisms have made progress possible? What role do EU institutions play in sustaining and advancing the integration process? The paper should be approx 1300 words long.