"What are its major achievements these last 25 years, say?
One could ask the same of the EU!"
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Let's see...
Created the only international manufacturer of large commercial aircraft that can compete with Boeing.
Created the largest collection of safe, peaceful, advanced, democratic countries outside of North America.
Currently a world leader in privacy protection.
A world leader in scientific research and engineering - CERN, ELT (39m mirror!), AIP submarines, etc.
It's not perfect - there seems to be a lot of regulation, and too much socialism, but those are endemic world problems these days.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
