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A supranational union, sometimes called also a supranational state, is a group of countries that has: In other words, it is a hybrid or transitional institution. Some decisions need the member states' consensus (intergovernmentalism) and others need only a majority, either of the member states or of elected representatives (supranationalism).
The process leading to such groups The trend to globalization makes national isolation less and less possible. But some countries, in a given world region, like a continent or subcontinent, feel the need for more integration, without adopting immediately all the institutions of a federal nation. Whence their idea to become united into supranational entities. An institutional model: the European Union This kind of organization has many of the traits of a sovereign country. It aims at unifying various parts of the legal base, building common instititutions, and being recognized by outside countries and organisations. More practically, the European Union is the project that went further in this direction. It is still the sole member of its class, but its organization is studied by other would-be country groups as a basis for their own projects (see SACN for example). A practical description of this reference model includes such institutional traits as: See also | ||||||||
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