> The EU came from the "European Union of coal and steel". It's a business first, not a government. And yes, they've really deceived a lot of people about this.

That is true, but omits an important part of the motive for that. The aim was to tie France and Germany together economically to discourage them from going to war again.

It became irrelevant quite quickly due to the cold war and NATO, but it was an important part of what was intended.