No we aren't. Together we have less control and flexibility in what we do. The fact that someone can go to a European court to overturn a conviction in this country is scandalous. One of the main problems is we are dealing with countries like Greece and Italy where corruption is just how they do business (look at FIFA). They don't play by the rules and reap the benefits. We do and get shafted. I hope we never have closer ties with Europe. We have already gone too far.