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The unique evolution of the European Union (EU) has posed a quandary to EU analysts since its inception. Its institutions and legal capacity have confounded traditional distinctions made between sovereign states and international organisations. The EU is a highly developed and multifunctional regional organisation committed to promoting ‘an ever-increasing union’ among its peoples, without necessarily forcing the withering away of the sovereign Member States.
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Aggestam, L. (1997). The European Union at the Crossroads. In: Landau, A., Whitman, R.G. (eds) Rethinking the European Union. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25226-8_5
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