The existing rules, however, were designed for a much smaller EU, and an EU that did not have to face global challenges such as climate change, a global recession, or international cross-border crime.
Ceapadh na rialacha atá ann faoi láthair, áfach, tráth a raibh an AE i bhfad níos lú, agus tráth nach raibh ar an AE aghaidh a thabhairt ar na dúshláin atá ann anois ar an leibhéal domhanda, e.g. athrú aeráide, lagtrá eacnamaíoch idirnáisiúnta, nó an choireacht idirnáisiúnta trasteorann.