Four ways EU laws affect the daily lives of European citizens today

By Joseba K. Fernández Gaztea, Profesor contratado doctor de Derecho administrativo, Universidad de Navarra

An Argentinian colleague recently posed a rather blunt question to me: “How, pray tell, does your beloved European Union help you and me?”

Her doubts are valid. Given the bureaucratic immensity of the EU, it is not unreasonable to wonder what purpose it serves, and whether it has any meaningful impact on the lives of its citizens.

Many would shut this discussion down by saying something along the lines of “the European Union is a unique institutional experiment that has allowed for the longest period of peace ever known on the continent.”

A full answer, however,…

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