For and against essay

Advantages and disadvantages of being part of the EU

The EU is a group of 27 European states with different histories,
cultures and languages that joined in the 1950s to create a
trading bloc. Then it became also a political union with particular
institutions and it appeared very strong, steady and powerful on
the international level.
Being part of the EU can have many advantages. First of all, the main
purpose of the EU is to facilitate trade between member states and to make it
easier and cheaper to do business, abolishing custom duties on goods that are
sold or transported. Furthermore not only merchandise, but also citizens
can circulate free. They can live, work, study and travel in any other EU
country thanks to the Schengen agreement and this can open up many job
opportunities, assuring greater protections for workers. At the same time
the EU is working to develop deprived regions and it addresses key
global challenges, for instance climate change, migration and
financial stability.
On the other hand, being part of this political union can bring
many disadvantages. The power and the importance of the EU
make it very expensive to run and this contributes to more high
cost and at the same time money waste that could be better employed.
Even if it seems that citizens hold the power and have the final say, it’s maybe
not that true: people feel that the power that the EU holds is also increasing
because we’re giving it too much control and authority and this could be
source of more bureaucracy, which put EU interests ahead of national and
citizens ones, sovereignty and loss of identity. Although the EU is addressing
key global issues for migration and more balanced free movements of workers,
net migration remains a persistent problem: member states are losing control
over overcrowding and the amount of EU citizens that come to live and work
in their country. The EU has established the Eurozone among its membership
to facilitate trade between them but nevertheless a single currency has proved
many problems that can cause for instance a easy transfer of a possible crisis
to each member of the Eurozone.
To sum up we can say that the EU has both a lot of advantages, that can be
increased, and disadvantages, that can be decreased for more advantageously
quality of life and lifestyle and a better coexistence between the EU and
citizens. Personally I think that the institution of the European Union was
a very brilliant idea though the cons that in my opinion can be removed or at
least edited to become pros by exposing them and discussing to find a solution
that benefits firstly people and the member states.