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[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Which is weird because the exact same concept applies to the United States, and has for over 200 years

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not quite, EU states are still sovereign nations.

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

That's true, but with regard to international trade specifically, the difference is negligible.