Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have questions about the four unions in this context that we have to make work. What does "political union" actually mean and how can it be achieved within the 28 or 29 EU member states or the 18 or 19 euro members? What is meant by achieving political union, given the political diversities that exist in all democracies?

This recommendation speaks of a system with further sharing of sovereignty. The British, or the English, hate the notion of loss of sovereignty and they might even pull out of the Union on the basis that they are no longer a sovereign. They may have a future queen or king but they feel their sovereignty is adversely affected. Can the witnesses ease my mind on the sovereignty issue and the issue of political union?