DISINFO: The EU is a union of colonies
SUMMARY
The European Union today is a union of colonies, not a union of free countries, where the only country fighting a life-and-death struggle to maintain its sovereignty is Hungary.
RESPONSE
This is a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative, portraying the EU and its member states as puppets or vassals/colonies, aiming to undermine the sovereignty of European countries. See our analysis of the Kremlin's claims about the EU's lost sovereignty.
The EU is a sovereign entity established through voluntary collaboration of European nations, with its independent foreign policy. Citizens are directly represented in the European Parliament, while member states are represented in the European Council and the Council of the EU.
Each EU member state is a sovereign nation that independently determines its security and policies. The European Union is explicit on the subject of national sovereignty: 'the Member States all remain sovereign and independent states; they have decided to pool some of their 'sovereignty' in areas where it makes sense to work together.'
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