The European Union presents itself as "a unique economic and political partnership between 27 democratic European countries" (1) which apparently aims to promote "peace , prosperity and freedom for its citizens.” 495 million citizens – in a fairer and safer world” (1). While this sentiment may be noble, in reality the EU is an inefficient bureaucratic mess. I am convinced that, although the European Union is fundamentally a good idea, it is turning into an undemocratic kleptocracy that will gradually begin to suppress our civil liberties while causing serious damage to many areas, including the environment and the company. the European Union is undeniably useless, especially at the current price for us. For example, member countries of the separate (but related) European Free Trade Association and Switzerland enjoy the same free trade and movement as EU member countries, without having to pay tariffs. enormous costs. Another example is that of the EADS company, which manufactures Airbus, Eurofighter and Eurocopter aircraft. EADS is indeed a brilliant and very profitable European company, born from the merger of almost all the aerospace companies in Europe, but it was created without much help from the EU. So this is another example that shows that the expensive European Union is useless and unnecessary. The EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) once again shows the EU's lack of necessity. The CAP was designed to make Europe self-sufficient in food after low agricultural productivity due to the Second World War. By 1970, it had more than achieved this goal, mainly thanks to the highest agricultural subsidies in the world (2). These subsidies usually end up going to the largest and richest farms, for example €58 billion goes to just 18% of farms ... middle of paper ... fruit rules. BBC News. [Online] November 12, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7723808.stm.7. Independent. June 30, 2004.8. Ghiatis, Georgios. Budgetary control: the 1996 discharge poses a problem of confidence in the Commission. European Parliament election. [Online] 1999. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/bilan/en/pf1901en.htm.9. EU accounts have failed for the 13th year. BBC News. [Online] BBC, November 13, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7092102.stm.10. Klaus, Vaclav. Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament. December 5, 2008.11. Questions and answers: the Treaty of Lisbon. BBC News. [Online] BBC, November 24, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6901353.stm.12. Smith, Patrick. This is not a “self-amending” treaty. Irish Times. [Online] September 28, 2009. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0928/1224255367818.html.