To be fair, neoliberalism was imprecise. I believe the correct term is ordoliberalism[1]. Still, the EU has little interest in matters of sovereignty.
I am simply trying to explain the otherwise baffling leniency toward very hostile actors like (current) America or China: because this goes directly against its core values, one of them being to always promote free trade. This is even stated as one of its "aim and value" in [2].
I am no Eurosceptic, I think we should just acknowledge and challenge the EU's current limitations if we want to move forward.
I am simply trying to explain the otherwise baffling leniency toward very hostile actors like (current) America or China: because this goes directly against its core values, one of them being to always promote free trade. This is even stated as one of its "aim and value" in [2].
I am no Eurosceptic, I think we should just acknowledge and challenge the EU's current limitations if we want to move forward.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordoliberalism
[2] https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-histor...