ASEAN becoming like EU, an intergovernmental body at the same time an international organization ("sui generis") is not possible because ASEAN is under WTO...

hindi ako pessimistic, gusto ko rin sana kaso hindi talaga pwede eh... akala ko din dati pwede, pero sabi nun ambassador ko na prof hindi daw possible yun, kasi mag go against yun sa WTO treaty nun 1992...

the planning of EU was decades in the making, starting from the treaty of rome in 1957, with just 6 member states creating the European Economic Community or the EEC, which evolved to EURATOM, EMU, ECSB, and realized through the Single European Act of 1986, the Delors Package of 1989, Maastricht Treaty of 1992, Amsterdam Treaty of 1996/7... Pinayagan ng WTO ang EU na maging isang single block since it is not under the WTO treaty of 1992 since as early as 1957 eh nag-give up na ang EU nations ng kanilang sovereignty regarding the coal and steel industry na unti-unti ay pag-give up sa buong economy ng bansa at pag-form ng customs union na naguniform ng foreign and customs policy nila... ang ASEAN hindi na ito pwede gawin dahil hindi nila ito inumpisahan before 1992...