Introduction The concept of a common European body was first mooted by the then French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman on May 9, 1950. (The Symbols of the EU). It was first considered to end warfare and to enforce a common identity among the European community. The six founder members were France, Germany, Luxemburg, Belgium, Italy, and Netherlands. Today this figure has swelled up to 27 countries who hold membership in the EU and they are United Kingdom, Sweden, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, the Netherlands, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Finland, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, Malta, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark, and Belgium. (European Countries). It is seen that most of the laws governing the EU are gained from Treaties. However, the European Parliament, European Commission, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and the Directives that are issued, bind the member countries. The “traditional” right to free movement means that no special formalities are required in order to enter any EU member state other than to hold valid travel papers. This fundamental right extends to members of an EU citizen’s family without any kind of prejudice to their nationality, or country of origin within the EU member state. It is also seen that there are no internal restrictions on traveling in locations within the EU, but there may be external border checks, etc in order to authenticate the genuineness of people coming into the EU member states. Figure 1. European Countries. The main issue that arose, post World War II, was the legacy of a war torn Europe, where individual countries were not in a position to solve their economic and social problems by themselves. Added to this was the polarization of the two Superpowers, USSR and USA, with the USA dominating western hemisphere, and the USSR, the eastern bloc. There was no doubt in the minds of most governments that the cold war would be a long drawn affair, and American hegemony needed to be neutralized, if not effectively controlled. Since the economies of most European countries were badly mauled after the war, it became necessary to establish the European Coal and Steel community during 1951, the first intent of the European integration process. Again, in 1957, with the set up of European Economic Community (EEC) following the Treaty of Rome, this received a major stimulus. The present EC could be said to be a successor of the EEC, and to a reasonable extent, could be said to be a successful European organization. The three pillars that underpin EU endeavors It is now necessary to consider the Three Pillars which embody the EU as enunciated in the Treaty of Maastricht, which underpins the European Treaty. The three pillars are:  1. PILLAR 1- Community pillar which consists of the European Union, (EU) the European Atomic Energy Commission (EURATOM) and the European Coal & Steel Commission (ECSC)  2. PILLAR 2- The enunciation of a common foreign and maritime policy envisaged under Title V of the EU treaty  3. PILLAR 3- The pillar devoted to law enforcement, viz. police and the jurisprudential understanding and cooperation in matters of deali