On NATO peacekeepers, in the words of George W. Bush, "You forgot Poland."
Merkel is still PM in Germany, she'll just be leaving at the end of this. The main reason she's going is that her party is weakening, and yes, immigration is one of the issues causing it.
You're pretty much correct that the EU is a confederation, but with a few federal structures that apply to all member nations -- European Court of Human Rights is the first one that comes to mind, but there are others. You're a century off on the U.S. federal government, though.
Merkel is still PM in Germany, she'll just be leaving at the end of this. The main reason she's going is that her party is weakening, and yes, immigration is one of the issues causing it.
You're pretty much correct that the EU is a confederation, but with a few federal structures that apply to all member nations -- European Court of Human Rights is the first one that comes to mind, but there are others. You're a century off on the U.S. federal government, though.
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