Will "talk" result in collapse?-----Debate: The E.U. Was a Mistake

Debate: The E.U. Was a Mistake - DANIEL HANNAN AND DALIBOR ROHAC 

• Affirmative: Daniel HannanJoanna Andreasson - Small States Are Best, and the E.U. Is Huge

Small is beautiful. That, in a nutshell, is the case against the European Union.
...In theory, one could imagine an E.U. that did not concern itself with behind-border issues—an E.U., in short, more like EFTA or NAFTA. 

But that is not what we have. 

The real E.U. has policies on every aspect of life, from permissible noise levels to the status of disabled people, from the rights of asylum seekers to space exploration... 

• Negative: Dalibor Rohac - The E.U. Is Better Than the Realistic Alternatives

Many valid criticisms can be addressed at the European Union. 

The Brussels machinery is bureaucratic and largely insulated from accountability. 

When it comes to new markets and new technologies, European institutions regulate first and ask questions later. 

The E.U. controls a sizable budget, part of it wasteful—including generous agricultural subsidies and transfer programs that have entrenched aspiring autocrats in countries such as Hungary.
Yet the E.U.'s existence is infinitely preferable to its absence...