This summer, during the EU election campaign, we said, yes, we need a sovereign Europe and European Union, but in a sense of social and economic policies, in the sense of not being dependent on either the United States or China. The history of the European integration process is, in essence, the history of dismantling trade barriers between the member states of the European Communities (European Coal and Steel Community, European Economic Community, European Union). The idea of European integration, despite flaws in specific implementation details, is wonderful because it understands the link between economic liberty and peace and, conversely, the connection between economic hostility and warfare.