Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Nature of Integration

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the nature of integration as it has developed in the European Union?

• A) It grew to its present state through a series of incremental agreements negotiated over several decades, including as recently as the 2000s.
• B) It largely came into being with a transfer of power resulting from the supranational "constitution moment" of the 1950s.
• C) The EU, after decades of integration, has begun to reverse course and devolve some important policy powers back to the member states.
• D) Member opposition to relinquishing sovereignty has kept the EU's level of integration largely stagnant since the 1980s.