>>Local ruling body being what exactly? The governments of Germany, Spain, Norway, etc.? I am still trying to get my head around the concept of something like "Europe has declared war on Iran."
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>The United States used to be 13 separate states (countries). Now it counts as a single country. What's so weird about Europe eventually going the same route - several countries uniting into a single Federation?
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>Update: Or, for that matter, and looking a little more into the future, all the countries of the World.


I am not saying the countries of Europe, or at least the ones that have joined the EU, might not become such a federation. I just didn't know it had possibly already happened. And I'm still a bit skeptical about that despite Jean's statements (from the EU administrative capital).