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@zfl_ela

Жыл бұрын

game over!!!

@peter_g546

Жыл бұрын

How sad it is to see my country Poland, loosing it's independence and becoming a part of German dominated socialist Europe.

@jeantube3987

Жыл бұрын

Il faudrait revoir la géographie... A quel moment la Turquie est dans l'Europe et la Russie n'y est pas ? Sinon j'aime beaucoup le contenu, mais ce serait cool de ne pas avoir un parti pris sur de tels sujets...cdt

@IntoEurope

Жыл бұрын

C'est la carte du Conseil de l'Europe!

@chuhaistyr3807

Жыл бұрын

- Greetings from Ukraine! 💙💛 - Thank you for a good and informative video on such an important topic for the English-speaking audience! P.S.: - Ukraine is now defending not only itself, but also the entire democratic world. Because, as you remember, Putin said that NATO should roll back, as he wants, to the borders of 1997. Because he, Putin, wants to conquer all the countries of the former Soviet Union and the Warsaw bloc (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, etc.) - So, in order to speed up peace time and the victory of Ukraine, and the entire Democratic World in general, over the Russian fascist occupiers and the expulsion of the Russian occupiers from Ukraine, so that they, the Russians, no longer have the opportunity to kill us, Ukrainians, we ask you, if possible, your channel, to make a mention in your next videos the need to supply Ukraine with F-16. Giving Ukraine F-16 will accelerate the expulsion of the bloody Russian invaders from Ukraine, and will save the lives of many Ukrainian civilians. N.B.: - From Ukraine with love, hope for a quick victory and faith in freedom, Your subscribers! 💙💛 - Ukraine will join NATO, Ukraine will join the EU! Ukraine and the entire Democratic World will win!

It's become easier than ever to socialize with people from all over Europe, both online and in-person. It's easy and cheap for me to visit a friend in Lithuania, Romania, Germany etc, and those kinds of experiences tell me how much we really have in common as Europeans.

@sergpie

Жыл бұрын

​@Miguel Ângelo The erasmus program is good at making European students realize that abandoning their homeland is a profitable endeavor, so long as you speak English, and are willing to be uprooted at your employers behest. Whatever happened to backpacking while in college?

@rizkyadiyanto7922

Жыл бұрын

why limit it only to europe tho?

@danhobart4009

Жыл бұрын

As a black person it makes me happy to see white people go the way of the dodo

@yalassa1

Жыл бұрын

@@rizkyadiyanto7922 culturally Europeans generally share more with other Europeans than they do with people from other continents, but it's true that we have a lot to learn from each others as humans. But uniting Europeans into the EU is already a great challenge, despite the cultural and geographical proximity it is difficult and takes a lot of time. The UN exists as an organisation on the world scale but can't do as much as the EU so it makes sense to first try to make the EU work before going further.

@kordellswoffer1520

Жыл бұрын

You have shockingly little.

I think a important factor in the European identity is the rise of Internet. We increasingly read the same news and watch the same media than compared with 20 years ago.

@neverknowsbest2879

Жыл бұрын

The rise of Internet has nothing to do with it. Europe and US do consume similar media and news. But if you look at Russia, China, Arab countries, India or any country outside of West they will all have completely different media and news. Even if internet wasn't invented, EU and US would just read similar newspapers.

@neverknowsbest2879

Жыл бұрын

​@@yok-fk5li I think your opinion is naive. I believe peoples view are pretty much completely defined by media they consume. Sure there are some deviations from person to person, but they are just deviations from general line, nothing more. And from my experience europeans are influenced by media the most. People outside of West are usually very sceptical of news they consume. American are way more free-thinking. Europeans just believe pretty much everything their media feeds them. Surely Europe is better than North Korea and Turkmenistan but not much. If European media tommorow started in unison to say that pigs fly, I wouldn't be surprised that most europeans would be sure about it in a week.

@isaks7042

Жыл бұрын

@@neverknowsbest2879 We are right now consuming the same news media: "Into Europe". This wouldnt be possible 20 years ago. Back then we would probably watch different media.

@jarivuorinen3878

Жыл бұрын

@@neverknowsbest2879 Tell me what is this European media? Even if you only count traditional newspapers or television, you'll find that there are media outlets looking things from every angle possible. Now when you consider that we have internet forums and "social media" that of course have their pitfalls, every fringe viewpoint can have a voice and be heard. Most people in Europe follow similar news but most does not mean all, you have lots of options on what you consume. Also, we here in the Europe have access to global media outlets too. You can follow Indian, USA, Russian, Australian or Chinese news if you so wish. All media has bias to something but straight up lying or misinformation is actually quite low in big European media outlets, studies show this. This saddens and angers some people who can't tolerate that the news don't support their biased narrative. They can find media that supports their bias and it's okay, but of course we also have freedom of speech so once they start spreading it forward they can also be ridiculed. All humans have bias in their thinking and various media outlets can help you find something that you agree with. Problem is, if you don't consume news from multiple sources, that can feed your bias and twist your worldview and in extreme cases can lead to unhinged thinking. This is one reason why polarization in our societies happen.

@neverknowsbest2879

Жыл бұрын

@@jarivuorinen3878 "Most people in Europe follow similar news" Yes. "most does not mean all" Yes but it doesn't matter because of the above mentioned. "you'll find that there are media outlets looking things from every angle possible" They really don't. There are not important topics that can be discussed and important topics that must follow the general line. "internet forums and "social media"" People there just repeat the things they heard from media. "You can follow Indian, USA, Russian, Australian or Chinese news" People in Russia and China can do it too. How many people actually do it? You have already answered this question. "All media has bias" True. "but straight up lying or misinformation is actually quite low in big European media outlets" You are european, aren't you? That's what I was talking about. You actually believe it. You trust your media. "studies show this" You actually believe it. "we also have freedom of speech" You don't have it on important topics. You have it on not important topics. But you believe that you do. "Problem is, if you don't consume news from multiple sources, that can feed your bias and twist your worldview and in extreme cases can lead to unhinged thinking." True. My idea is that all European (and US) main media is a SINGLE source. You want multiple sources, consume Indian, Arab, Russian, Chinese, African, South American media.

Being a part of a Russian speaking minority in Estonia and hailing from insanely isolated family, having a second European identity actually helps a lot with feeling like you belong, even though I am perfectly accepted by my Estonian speaking peers. EU is amazing and wonderful thing we are currently building, sure it is a bit clunky and overburocratised, but it provided me with educational and travel opportunities that would have never arised by otherwise. It is the reason why I was able to start living and working in UK and why I can stay here after UK left. No matter where life takes me I know that I have a place to return to and thanks to EU it is now also much grander and greater than it would have been. Happy upcoming Europe day everyone.

@Ganglo-Saxon

Жыл бұрын

You will never be European, the russian mindset is the antithesis to European core values

@rizkyadiyanto7922

Жыл бұрын

do you think russia isnt in europe?

@yalassa1

Жыл бұрын

The current war in Ukraine made it clear that a large part of the Russian people has a very different mindset than we do. At the same time it brings us closer to each other as EU citizens sharing the same values of peace and respect for human rights.

@PskovCybercat

Жыл бұрын

​@@rizkyadiyanto7922 no, we isn't. We are closer to Asia

@rizkyadiyanto7922

Жыл бұрын

@@PskovCybercat culturally?

Having the euro, visaless travel with really cheap flights and all the youth being able to speak a common second language really brings us together.

@jarivuorinen3878

Жыл бұрын

What we need more though is more electrified rail or accept slower air travel and start using airships more. Why not both :) Planes are problematic from environmental standpoint and unless we develop truly sustainable way to produce biofuels that are suitable for plane use. We don't have that yet and we don't know if we ever will, and if we will, will it be economically viable. Cheap flight will become expensive when carbon tax is leveraged to the max in coming decades. We have to change the way we travel if we wish to have travelling possible for all/most Europeans in the future.

@Eoin-B

Жыл бұрын

@@jarivuorinen3878 ​ @Jari Vuorinen I agree with you totally. But I'm just pointing out what makes me feel European. I'm from Ireland, so unless I want to pay 100 euros for the ferry then the price of a train from France or just flying to the exact location for 40-80€. But on the mainland, I interrailed about 10 years ago but had to buy 1 ticket on the German ICE and 1 on the SNCF and was totally swindled. I really don't know how we can fix the pricing issue but they are monopolies and they subsidise non-profitable routes, so I do understand the price (sort of). Carbon tax absolutely works. My country has very few big car owners & is very cruel to high-performance car & SUV owners, they pay close to 600-1000€ per year for the privilege of owning a large engine vehicle in motor tax, compared to my 79e per year for my motorbike and 160€ for my little yaris. Compare that to the states where you'd be horrified by the size of their pickup trucks, the roads are way wider and those things take up the full width. Disgusting. The aviation industry is big on biofuels atm, but I think that's as dumb as carbon capture, seeing as there is not enough food for the 3rd world to buy at a reasonable price.

@jarivuorinen3878

Жыл бұрын

@@Eoin-B Oh, I did not mean to lecture you about our wasteful way of living here in Europe but took few beers and ended up doing it anyway. I still feel very strongly being Finnish but I embrace the European community to tackle big problems together and open up new possibilities for people. Trading block alone has been great for European countries. Brexit has shown us that you either belong to the club or are outside without voice but still have to play by its rules for the most part. Most bad things that people say about EU turn out to be national shortcomings in implementation or not enforced by EU at all.

@mysteryuser7062

Жыл бұрын

If only there were more youths in the EU. With a rapidly aging population and little Tech industries, the EU will have a retirement crisis in the upcoming years

@oditeomnes

Жыл бұрын

Fun observation we had when guarding the border during Covid was the fact that law abiding citizens did not cross border, so we statistically had a larger percentage of border crossing as illegal drug smuggling. It really helped mapping the situation and for the first time I realized how we took away some serious tools from the law enforcement in order to provide a rather great conveniece to the citizens. It really is one of those substantial cons and pros kind of situation.

As a Greek, i fully support the European project. I understand that there are some problems but it is the best project we ever had and we need to fix the problems rather than destroy it. Small or medium countries are voiceless in this new multipolar world, and you have a voice via the EU. Furthermore, the EU promotes peace, stability, and human rights to a continent that suffered the most from ongoing wars throughout its History. Every time i see what is happening all around the world with authoritarian regimes imprisoning their citizens, wars for minorities, borders, foreign interventions etc the more I support the EU.

@dereinzigartigeherryoda9742

Жыл бұрын

As a german i feel truely sorry for the poor management of the euro crisis and our politians that were incapable of understanding the greek society and state.

@faultier1158

Жыл бұрын

@@dereinzigartigeherryoda9742 The almost daily hit pieces against Greece in right wing tabloids like BILD really didn't help.

@eget4144

Жыл бұрын

The common european identity is mostly projection of western europe on rest of europe. Balkan countries and greece alsomsuffer from brain drain of western europe on top of their own low birthrates. Those nations turn in to towns. Authoritarian states are bad but being colony of north-western europe have its own downsides.

@ihmpall

Жыл бұрын

Greeks will go bankrupt and need a bailout again so eu works for them

@rizkyadiyanto7922

Жыл бұрын

thats funny. those "happening around the world" is caused by europeans.

Shout out to my fellow Europeans ❤🇪🇺🇪🇺 from Sweden 🇸🇪 I am very proud of our heritage and how far we have come thus far 😊

@ivanvikalo4995

Жыл бұрын

@Marc van den Boogaard cool! I know what you mean. I lived 15 years in Denmark, 17 in Sweden and 2 years in Brussels. My dad lives in the Czech Republic and I have spent my summers there, probably 2-3 years in total. I love that we feel so at home in Europe

@mattia8327

Жыл бұрын

Sweden doesn't like the EU very much though. (Or at least: it is not currently very willing to continue with the EU project) Not adopting euro, refusing to help other countries, etc.... As a swedish-italian. I hope the opinions change, the ukraine-war should highlight the need for a stronger and more united europe.

@georgekoureas404

Жыл бұрын

Shout out from Greece

@NazriB

Жыл бұрын

Lies again? Captain Of Euro AMWF CAR

@puraLusa

Жыл бұрын

​@Marc van den Boogaard couldn't agree more and I'm from southern europe, u are absolutely right. It would actually make the euro stronger and, in the long run, improve finacial literacy among european cirizens, thus incresing the general well being.

I am Italian, and I can firmly say that the older I become, the more knowledgeable I become, the more pro Europe I become. I truly hope and think that the European project can succeed. One day, maybe, even expands away from the European border, exporting her model of peace to other EU like organizations. The Union shall be formed, preserved, and thrive. May our differences be the glue of our unity. Ave Europa 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺

@yalassa1

Жыл бұрын

Some African countries are already building the African Union with a similar model although they aren't as integrated as the EU yet. These are great projects to promote peace and prosperity for the future generations.

@thecolorblue9609

Жыл бұрын

@@yalassa1 pan-africanism is actually pretty big in urban areas so itll be very interesting to see where that goes

@thierryparte2506

Жыл бұрын

Love you from the Netherlands, I know we had some difficulties in the start of Corona but what family would be called a family without some inner fighting May we stand together till the end of times

@mithrandil420

Жыл бұрын

Model of peace? Intresting, like in Ukraine where Merkel and Oland said they signed Minsk 1,2 only to buy time insted of them trying to buy peace? Or EU supporting break up of Yugoslavia where in the end Americans had last word in the mess that EU countries supported because they were incompetent to solve anything?

@lucaesposito6896

Жыл бұрын

​@@thierryparte2506 🇪🇺🇮🇹👨🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼🇳🇱🇪🇺

Rise my glorious continent. Rise.

@krum1598

Жыл бұрын

wont happen under the US boots

@ipnorospo3000

Жыл бұрын

@@krum1598 still better than Russia

@qefewfwdcwdc

Жыл бұрын

@@krum1598 the US is funding european security single handly. they are the reason why germans can waste their money in social welfare

@daxtynminn3415

Жыл бұрын

@@krum1598 yeah we are basically standing on Europe's neck at the moment.

@krokuke

Жыл бұрын

@@krum1598 Yeah, it is good that europe is not under the US boots.

I agree with the comments here. Just the fact that you can travel through most of europe for cheap and fast, the fact that most people can communicate in english, the connection we have through the internet and the rise of big forces like china, India etc... makes us set aside our differences and unite together for a strong europe because we are gonna need it. We dont wanna be a puppet to USA or China in the future...

@daxtynminn3415

Жыл бұрын

My guy Europe is already a puppet of the US.

@pep-qew1977

Жыл бұрын

We are a US ally not a puppet

@personalbranddata

Жыл бұрын

@@pep-qew1977 nordstream

@personalbranddata

Жыл бұрын

@@pep-qew1977 Allies don't tap the phone of your head of state (USA spying on Merkel, German reaction: none)

@pep-qew1977

Жыл бұрын

@@personalbranddata russians bombed nord stream and even if US did it, it was good because germany builded it without even talking with Poland and Baltic States

Coincidentally just after Brexit, I moved to North America to work for 1 year. There I began to feel first European and then everything else. This feeling has only grown since I came back to the continent. I'm so happy to find these many people experiencing the development of this shared identity as well

@leopoldleoleo

Жыл бұрын

Same! As a European living outside Europe, I feel like it’s given me some extra perspective. I can see that Europeans have so much in common, and that ‘Europe’ is a more relevant cultural group than my individual country when it comes to identifying the source of my identity relative to other places in the world

@alfrredd

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!, you just have to live in America a few years to be proud to be European 😂😂

@notahandle965

11 ай бұрын

Just say you moved to Canada

@AskTorin

10 ай бұрын

Welcome back! Welkom terug! Velkommen tilbake!

In my experience a surprising contributor to European identity has been the US, because a lot of media Europeans consume comes from the US, and things like the US healthcare system and gun culture often play a prominent role. This makes the differences between the US and countries in Europe very clear and highlights that in many areas we are very alike and share more across the continent than we do with other countries in the "western world"

@ArramzyChaos

Жыл бұрын

@@Alex-zs7gw exactly!

@LordKalerran

Жыл бұрын

The differences between the US and Europe are very small compared to Europe and China (or Russia) And of course Europe is tied to the US, the US (and the UK) had to step in to help Ukraine after the EU basically shrugged when the invasion happened. Germany and Italy being the most guilty, they were refusing to sanction Russia and feed Ukrainians to the wolves for cheap oil. Macron is doing that to Taiwan now for €€€€€ The only EU country that cared was Poland’s

@robertagren9360

Жыл бұрын

We understand Jerome Powell better over there.

@spiritualanarchist8162

8 ай бұрын

I think the internet is making young Americans people more aware about Europe, . It used to be a oneway street , with Europeans only seeing U.S films &TV. Now I see E.U versus U.S videos everywhere.This online influence will probably continue overtime .

@artos9406

5 ай бұрын

US and EU should slowly integrate too. Whole western world should integrate to make sth similar to Roman Empire, but more democratic. It would unite whole civilized world

It’s crazy to me how similar the struggles of the European Union are to the nascent United States 200+ years ago. Helping/funding other states and creating a national identity was the biggest hurdle for the early US

@Spaghetter813

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. I always recommend that Europeans interested in the idea of European federalism and European identity read up on early US history.

@abbofun9022

Жыл бұрын

Nah, any similarities are purely superficial. Thousands of years in often bloody history is a massive hurdle to take, that fact alone makes all the other problems seem small.

@salutic.7544

Жыл бұрын

@@abbofun9022 yeah but how does that history matter in the modern day? Sure it’s a different process of formation but history isn’t everything

@sb782

Жыл бұрын

@@abbofun9022 everyone except the balkans though has forgiven each other, like even Poland has forgiven Germany so it’s not a issue

@issdn4023

Жыл бұрын

@@abbofun9022 Bloody history means basically nothing, Germany and France became the biggest friends in Europe right after two world wars. Poland forgot all of the Ukrainian Bandera crimes and genocide just because of Euro World Cup 2012 or current war. Conflicts from the past mean absolute 0 and are only ulitized by far right in some countries as a device to use against some other countries to gain local approbation.

Greetings from Croatia, go Europe!

Every crisis make as Europeans realize more that we need each other to protect our democracy, rule of law, our right to be a diverse and equal society.

Im a norwegian who took part in the Erasmus project you mentioned. And i definitively relate to the growing european identity. Although i still feel norwegian, i also feel a strong connection to europe as a whole.

@fabi6041

Жыл бұрын

I dont want to be rude but i thought Norway isnt in the EU. Or is the Erasmus Program for every European Country (or better said also the country’s who have agreements with the EU)

@thailux6494

Жыл бұрын

@@fabi6041 Every european country that has agreements with the EU. Turkey is part of the erasmus program, for instance.

@blue_bag6110

Жыл бұрын

@@fabi6041 Norway is in an EU deal. Were a defacto EU country.

@fabi6041

Жыл бұрын

@@blue_bag6110 oh interesting😁 you had a Referendum in 1973 and people voted against joining the EU thats all i knew. Norway indeed is a pretty important country for a Land of such a “small“ population. So it makes sense the EU tries to have close ties. Especially since Germany and co have to look for new gas sources🙃

@Jiyu567

9 ай бұрын

Thats really cool! But people shouldn´t see things wrong, at least I think so. You do not have to feel European without feeling Norwegian. That is what the EU is about! We are all different! And even speak wastly different languages to some extent. But that´s what makes life exciting! best regards

Je suis navré mais depuis le départ de l'Angleterre, je ne peux accepter que l'anglais soit devenu la seule langue de communication en Europe. Le choix de l'anglais nous a été imposé par les Etas Unis après la deuxième guerre mondiale, à travers en particulier le plan Marshal qui a imposé aux pays qui l'acceptaient de faire de l'anglais la seule langue étrangère enseignée. Aujourd'hui, l'anglais est la langue de seulement 5 millions d'Européens, essentiellement Irlandais. Or, l'anglais est la seule langue acceptée pour soumettre un projet européen ou une proposition de loi. Les Anglais ont quitté l'Europe et nous nous soumettons encore à leur langue. Tous les discours officiels en Europe sont automatiquement faits en anglais. J'ai vu un commentaire où quelqu'un affirmait qu'il était fier des langues européennes. Aucun officiel européen ne s'exprime jamais dans sa langue maternelle... Pourquoi? Je suis profondément européen, mais ce choix du tout anglais m'exaspère, car au lieu de promouvoir les valeurs sociales que l'Europe incarne, cette langue au contraire véhicule les valeurs américaines qui sont à l'opposée des nôtres, en matière d'éducation, de santé et d'organisation sociale. L'anglais est tout sauf une langue neutre, et les valeurs culturelles portées par cette langue ne seront jamais les miennes. Si vous voulez communiquer sur l'Europe, parlez dans nos langues. De toute façon, votre discours ne s'adresse qu'à une part infime de la société européenne, ceux qui ont fait des études supérieures et qui maîtrise l'anglais. D'entrée de jeu, vous excluez la majorité des gens qui ne maitrisent pas suffisamment l'anglais pour vous suivre. Je ne sais pas si j'ai envie d'une Europe aussi élitiste, aussi peu respectueuse de la culture de ses propres citoyens. Nous réduisons sciemment nos propres cultures à un folklore un peu désuet que des Américains viennent visiter sans avoir à faire le moindre effort. Une sorte de Europeland, où pour participer au jeu, il leur suffit de parsemer la conversation d'un peu de bonjour, buongiorno, guten tag, paracalo pour se donner l'illusion d'avoir communiqué avec les indigènes, si fiers de montrer leur maitrise de la langue de Shakespeare. Votre Europe va détruire nos cultures millénaires et promouvoir une organisation sociale dont personne ne veut, comme l'ont montré les manifestations récentes en France.

@alberain

Жыл бұрын

Oh dear, way to live up to the French stereotype, I suppose you're still bitter about the Napoleonic Wars?

@boley4126

Жыл бұрын

​@@alberain Instead of a not very funny joke, you could try to answer him, he has valid arguments.

@Paulolz22

8 ай бұрын

I am so tired of the pathetic, salty diatribes of French nationalists because their language and cultural influence are falling into irrelevancy. Let's be honest, you don't care about non-French people, you want to impose your shitty language, designed by medieval aristocracy to have idiotic grammar to segregate people by class, on others to feel superior; that's what you are actually about... English is not the de-facto used language because of any strange attachment to the US or UK; in fact, a large majority of English speakers are found outside those countries. English is the natural choice because a huge number of Europeans and non-Europeans already speak it and it is the undisputable lingua franca, plain and simple. It has every other existing language thoroughly beat based on its plain usefulness. It is hilarious even bringing up the US and UK, considering the US fought a bitter independence war against the UK but very intentionally kept the best and most powerful part: the language. Nowadays, few people globally even recognize the UK as the origin of English because of how thoroughly it is dominated politically by the US - something the US only achieved by leveraging the language of the greatest empire around at the time. Sounds smart to me. There is a clear takeaway here: if we want the EU to succeed as a global power, we must play the card we are dealt and not listen to bitchy selfish nationalists who bemoan the regressing importance of "muh language". You can choose to cling to the past like the loser you are and perish, I choose to try and make this work.

@polipod2074

6 ай бұрын

​@@boley4126yeah, I agree withe French guy, and that's very rare for me to do that as an Italian!

@revertnicolas5977

6 ай бұрын

​@@alberain Enfin un commentaire intelligent. La soumission à l'anglais est un exemple de la vassalisation croissante de l'europe aux États-Unis. L'UE n'est qu'un instrument visant la destruction des Etats-nations, et cela fonctionne ( en témoigne l'immigration de masse qui dénature de plus en plus le continent).

I'm a Brit and I still feel like a European. I did not vote to leave but I don't hesitate in saying sorry to people in EU countries for the whole horrible mess of brexit and for the way UK politicians have insulted not just the EU but the people living there. Greetings from Scotland. One day we will be back in the EU but it might not be in my lifetime 😔.

@PradedaCech

Жыл бұрын

Maybe you can get involved in that "Breturn" process somehow? Good luck in any case!

@Siranoxz

Жыл бұрын

@@castorcarvi not in the EU.

@Habakuk_

Жыл бұрын

never give up hope

@elektronz123

Жыл бұрын

@@castorcarvi “you doughnut” 🤓

@soniagiomarelli4219

Жыл бұрын

Europe it's a way of life. We're different but at the same time we share a lot of thing that distinguish us to people of other continents..

I really couldn't care less whether someone my age comes from Ukraine, Portugal, Iceland or Austria ... we've all been growing up with a common sense of how the world ticks, have somewhat similar tastes in media and culture, speak fluent English mostly, so and so and so ... and now even face mutual challanges. I feel WAY more European rather than my native "heritage".

@tobia5267

Жыл бұрын

I don't feel the same. Being from Italy, people from northern countries or eastern Europe often appear cold and rigid to me. I feel a sense of belonging if I travel to Spain or Portugal but definitely not if I travel to Germany or Poland. So yeah, going from italy to ukraine the difference in culture is so massive that it is difficult to feel part of the same identity

@MM-un3ob

Жыл бұрын

Italian here. Living in Poland, with a polish girlfriend. From my experience, the stereotype about polish and Eastern European people being cold is just that, a stereotype. Of course if there is a language barrier while talking to someone they will be colder, but in general I think it is mostly dependant on the personality of the individual

@aetherion7

Жыл бұрын

@@scorpyloon2182 Your comment is based on the fact that you are of mixed origin. Even if its European origins, you are still a mixed confused person, which is not your fault though. We homogenous Europeans, ALSO feel "deeply European", but we also have the national identity, which in some regions within the actual country goes even into another category of identity.

@thomasjohnson2862

Жыл бұрын

@@tobia5267 But you’re from Italy, where not everyone embraces the concept of being Italian. In a similar way to how it was said that “we’ve created Italy, now we need to create Italians” I believe we’re at a point where we’re creating Europeans

We have much more in common with one another than we often realize.

@abbofun9022

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the elements in common are never seen as that important, the differences though. . . .

@sergpie

Жыл бұрын

If that were true; what would the utility of a government body be in enforcing those similarities?

@kosatk120

Жыл бұрын

Yes and then Eu parlament will force us to rebuild all houses into carbon neutral ones. And bans making and selling all cars except electric ones. Really European institutions can go f**k themselves. They have way too much power. I hope this giant totalitarian byrocracy will die and we return to just economic institution. And yes peoples of Europe are fine. I just hate idea of living under this international byrocracy.

@no_clueb.5606

Жыл бұрын

@Sergpie idk what you mean by "enforcing similarities." If your asking me what the advantages of having a unified state are, that should be pretty obvious. Why do humans group together and create states? Why do we not all still live under local tribal leadership?

@sergpie

Жыл бұрын

​@@no_clueb.5606 We do, though; they're called nations, which the EU would see diluted in favor of a European superstate.

United we stand, divided we fall.

@workingproleinc.676

Жыл бұрын

Yea! "First me,Then me,what comes after me i don't care"

As a French-Canadian, Floridian, I think of myself being “North American,” rather than just “American,” since Florida is the “Gateway to the Americas” & my fellow Québécois are notoriously tight knit & because I am fluent in all three main languages of the continent of French, English and Spanish. Also, I’ve discovered I’m more “accepted,” by all three distinctive communities because I speak the languages and therefore actually understand each national ethnographic.

I like to interact with other Europeans online. It honestly feels like talking to a distant relative compared to dealing with Americans and other non-EU countries, both for good and bad reasons 😅 There's just some things native to Europe that many people online don't comprehend.

@malaficus

Жыл бұрын

I see Amarica as that drunken war veteran uncle. You know who could be great again if he would just stop drinking himself to death.

@XXXTENTAClON227

Жыл бұрын

Unless you are English. Then it’s the other way around

@MW_Asura

6 ай бұрын

@@malaficus The US is the drunk war "veteran" in his 20s/30s. Europe is the wise war veteran in his 70s/80s

It's easy to forget the history we're living. A united Europe is counter to all of history and the fact that it's still going, gaining, and seems to have a shot at a future is pretty amazing. I like the concept of "regional unions" it has potential.

@allthenewsordeath5772

Жыл бұрын

Keep in mind nationalism is a concept that has only existed for two or 300 years at the outside to start with, and Europe was united by a single authority for close to 1000 years, that authority was Christendom. My concern with this new Europe is that there is not enough delineation between powers, and not enough conflict between the interests, and therefore, groups of bureaucrats will simply obtain more and more power and authority for themselves in the name of the European project.

@Hjernespreng

Жыл бұрын

@@allthenewsordeath5772 eeeeehhhhh Christendom was certainly NOT a "unified authority". The East/west divide goes back to like the 6th century, and even Catholicism was in a constant struggle between papal authority and royal authority. Even figures technically part OF the papal authority sometimes ruled countries such as certain Bishops, and even those would not just blindly obey the papacy. And even on top of all that, everyone had different ideas and norms regarding how to practice that religion based on region. Christendom was not nearly as much of a unifier as people frame it. In many ways it was used like a driving wedge, and it was in perpetual flux and internal conflict. Hell, even the papacy was several times divided in actual armed conflict pre-protestantism.

@pio4362

Жыл бұрын

@@Hjernespreng It dates back to 1054, the 11th century actually. If you refer to the Roman imperial division you must mean the 3rd century, but that then was a transcontinental entity. Europe itself is a product of the Middle Ages: the cultural integration of the former Roman south with the "Barbarian" north. There's good reason they speak highly of Charlemagne in Belgium. "constant struggle between papal authority and royal authority" Who said conflict and disagreements was a bad thing? This tension is precisely what distinguished the West from the caesaropapist system in the surviving Eastern Roman Empire. While there were often disputes between the rival monarchs and relationship with the pope, there was a common understanding of belonging to a shared Latin Christendom (aka the Latin West). Latin was the lingua franca, the language of education, of music, of religion, of so many aspects of life. Only with the Protestant Reformation and the rise of the local language did this change. Now we just call it 'The West'. We still have disputes today in Europe. Eg. Frugal 4 vs pro-Eurobonds. Those things will always be with us, for better and worse. Sources: Dominion by Tom Holland Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity by Walter Scheidel

@Korschtal

Жыл бұрын

This is what many people forget about the EU. Even people in the UK who want the country to join the EU again talk about economics; it's essentially a project to bring peace to Europe, and it's working.

@bobjohnson3940

Жыл бұрын

@@Korschtal Indeed. History is full of many proud nations clashing. Blows my mind that the 100 Years War happened. The dramas and real stories that happened are full in range. Any time we think we may be in the lowest depths of human existence we should remember even recent history. There are a few key things to figure but a united Europe is an absolute world leading powerhouse and I say that as an American who'd love to see it and partner with it.

Its also the fact that everyone has some level of basic English education nowadays so its easier to share our thoughts together via a common language.

@augth

Жыл бұрын

Not nearly everyone, around half in my country

@tengkualiff

Жыл бұрын

@@augth That really is a your-country kind of concern. When you are using social media, googling or talking on an international stage, you'll most likely be using English. Hence, contributing to this European Identity from the video.

@d3vil351

Жыл бұрын

I wish we had an "official language of Europe" other than English, like German or French. Using the English language puts us under the American cultural sphere and I don't like that. I want something strictly European that could fuel our identity and culture as Europeans and not as "westeners".

@thomasjohnson2862

Жыл бұрын

@@d3vil351 But why are you in favour of a European identity, but not a Western identity with the US also included? Surely you’re either in favour of both identities or neither of them?

@cr4yv3n

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasjohnson2862 he wants to gargle Putler's balls, that's why. Like most of western Europe COWARDS they had to be pushed by the USA to do the right thing. European identity my ass, the second their wallet was in danger all that went away.

If you are just one guy making videos, well done they are amazingly writing and produced

Anyone who studied a bit history knows that we all share an common history. I'm from Belgium at we have been ruled at some point of history by Austria, the Netherlands, France, Spain and probably others. Once you start traveling the world and Europe you realize that there is nothing such as "country identity" as the nationalist says. I have met many people from different European country, and appart from language it is almost impossible to say from which country someone is coming. Just small cultural difference. Once you realize that, there is no more barrier at Europe integration.

Greater centralization of power within the EU bureaucracy also facilitates greater US control over European industrial and military policy. For all intents and purposes the EU is another US colony. With the destruction of Europe's relationship with Russia the EU is becoming even more dependent on the US

@SirAlric82

6 ай бұрын

Finally someone who gets it.

@mendora5547

5 ай бұрын

....As oppose to being a bunch of small and weak countries with little to no market power? : /

@edwardburroughs1489

5 ай бұрын

Since the inception of the EU it has been on a downward trajectory WRT to global share of GDP, whilst the USA has maintained its share. Also you may know that Britain, France and Spain have all had globe spanning empires, so the contention that being 'small' is synonymous with being, 'weak countries with little to no market power' is utterly absurd; the Netherlands is miniscule yet it managed to develop huge international trade globally using wooden boats! Also note that Russia is far and way the largest country on earth and it is a total basket case with a GDP about the same as Italy. I suggest you Europhiles should do a bit of reading up on history and learn to think more critically in general.@@mendora5547

Being Swedish, i feel Swedish. I dont share the same culture as a german. I dont understand any other EU langues. EU to me is just an organisation just like the UN. And a hope that in the future the countries in europe will remain soverain and independent.

@umbra2130

Ай бұрын

Don't worry, you are completely right. This "pan-european" bullshit doesn't make any sense and is only being pushed by deluded upper class ideologues. The fact is and will always remain, we as "Europeans" have little in common with one another.

Much love for all the cultures and countries of europe, and best of luck with the European project ❤

I’m reading a lot of the comments, but for me a lot of this pro-federal European chat seems a bit forced and superficial. I’m Irish & living in the Netherlands, so I get to experience the benefit of being in the EU, and for that I am thankful. I love it here. But people identifying themselves as “European” is extremely odd to me. We have many similarities but nothing will come close to how you interact with other people from your own country. As well as this I think that Europe is too big a place for it to carry any special meaning to say that you’re from here.

@DaDa-ui3sw

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, nations are largely engraved in the European peoples' identity, they are the core of Europe. A Frenchman will never be a German, a Spaniard will never be a Pole.

@Shatterfury1871

Жыл бұрын

​@@DaDa-ui3sw But he IS European. 😉

@gnas1897

6 ай бұрын

​@@Shatterfury1871 Tell me then, what does a Bulgarian or Greek have in common with a Brit or Norwegian? They're both Europeans, but by no means are they related culturally.

@Shatterfury1871

6 ай бұрын

@gnas1897 Exactly, they are all Europeans, all used to living in a European secular democracy and all sharing Christian customs. For people who are being raised in now, when the EU exists, being part of the broader European family comes natural. This nationalist cheast beating will come as stupid. I have came across your people scratching their heads at why don't we have EU armed force or why yhe hack can that retarded Orban block literally the entire Union. With that said let me shoot that question back at you, are we really that different?

I am Irish. I will only ever be Irish. Europe is just a continent we live on. The EU is just a political bloc we are a member of. Ask anyone off the street in Ireland and they will say that every time. We don't identify with european ever. Western is one people agree on though. Many are quite skeptic of the EU too.

@arnaupuig5097

Жыл бұрын

Then speak Irish. Why don't Irish people speak Irish?

@lorcansnow2111

Жыл бұрын

@@arnaupuig5097 I do speak Irish. My whole family speaks Irish and we speak it on a daily basis. My sister and her partner even speak in Irish with one another. I studied in school in only Irish, so that's physics, chemistry, French etc all studied through the mode of Irish. Did my exams in Irish, and studies in university in Irish. Holiday'd in seaside Irish speaking towns 'gaeltachts' growing up. I drink in Irish speaking bars. My sister met her partner in one of them Irish speaking bars. Now few people are so lucky, but we are an ex colony, and like many we now speak the colonizer's language. Furthermore though, language has no inherent determination of one's national identity, otherwise Belgians, Swiss and others would cease to be. Moreover again, what you've said has zero relevance to whether or not one would identify as European or not, if we all spoke Irish it's still same thing, people not identifying as European, if we speak English people still aren't identifying as European despite both being European languages, so I really don't get your point there. Just wrong on every account.

@emilsinclair4190

Жыл бұрын

Do you also identify as someone from your village/state/City? Bc this is basically what identifying as European is about. It does not erase that you are Irish. But it makes you just a member of an even larger group

@lorcansnow2111

Жыл бұрын

@@emilsinclair4190 100% mate. We are obviously European, just as Russians and many Turkish are also, because it is where we geographically located, and our race is of european descent. But "european" is not part of our *identity*, identity is something people willingly apply, not what they are subject to - that would be race. We do not identify as European as a primary or a secondary, some in Ireland in regions of regular war or disputed territory identify as "Irish Catholic", Irish being primary, catholic being secondary. European wouldn't even be tertiary. Western might be. It has no significance on one's perception of themselves, and that is the point I'm making; furthermore, the EU specifically has even less significance on one's identity here. It is seen as an economic zone and political bloc (this part being disliked most). So I think you just didn't understand my point. And you don't need to explain the concept of European to me, I'm not misunderstanding it, I'm telling you there is nuance to it in different countries. And yes, I would identify with my city because there are a few places with distinct enough culture/dialect/etc that one would do so. I'm a Dubliner.

@masterjunky863

28 күн бұрын

This European identity is growing up. It's not total and the process is just at its start.

We really are more simialr than we think. As we speak I have a Spanish friend coming to visit me in Ireland for the weekend on a whim. Europe is stronger together!

The Erasmus program is great to connect students all across Europe but mostly involves people with a high education which doesn't help with the elitist vision the EU is often given. It's very important that this program is generalized so that more people can benefit from it. Also, the EU really lacks a proper political debate because even European elections often remain very national. Europeans would certainly feel more interested in the EU if they could have a continent-wide debate and elect MEP on pan-European lists as was proposed by the European parliament last year. This electoral reform would have allowed people to directly elect the president of the European commission. This was opposed in december by the council of the EU which still holds most of the power. There is still a lot to do. Merci pour ton travail.

@eoinobeirne9928

Жыл бұрын

On your point about Erasmus being elitist (which I more or less agree with), at least erasmus is a programme which continues to expand at a rapid rate. More and more young people take the ersamus opportunity every year and hopefully this will reduce any feeling of it being an elitist option. Looking back I would have loved to have done it myself , but you cant have everything in life. 😀

@Hjernespreng

Жыл бұрын

@@eoinobeirne9928 Also, not all EU countries have higher education cost a high tuition either. An important thing for Europe going forward will be to make sure that tuition is practically free for all EU/EEA citizens.

@spacejunk2186

Жыл бұрын

The problem with the European parliament is that it is very bloated and seems very useless, apathetic and closed off.

@ruzicas.5819

Жыл бұрын

​@@spacejunk2186I have a completely different impression. EU parliament is much bolder and much radical in reacting about laws commision proposes, they have very open discussions about many issues...

I’m proud to be European 🇬🇧🇪🇺 The EU is A Big Family and as A British Person we need to work together! I am also opposed to BREXIT as it’s hurting the UK.

@werty21100

Жыл бұрын

Same when brexit referendum happened I voted to remain in the EU because I knew this disaster would happen sadly the leave option was picked instead of remain I hope at some point we would be able to rejoin again

@Alex-zs7gw

Жыл бұрын

I'm embarrassed to be British currently... And i miss our European status. History books will reflect on the whole Brexit decade as a social and political injustice, if not crime. The future of humanity surely isn't about how big your army is - it's about working to a more egalitarian society and Europe leads the way in this.

@Anon-nv7bp

Жыл бұрын

EU and Europe have nothing to do with each other. European doens't mean EU. EU is a political organisation with the goal of reducing the European nature of Europe, ironically enough.

@magicaljewels295

Жыл бұрын

No thanks, I’ll stick with my vote leave, vote. I prefer being out.

@Alex-zs7gw

Жыл бұрын

@@Gary-bz1rf we've just seen the highest food increases in 45 years and yet STILL Brexit supporters petulantly block their ears and point the finger everywhere else. Brexit was basically a last ditch attempt to cling onto the Empire - conveniently forgetting that the last time we were an island alone was the 17th century....before the looting and exploitation of other nations

I think the EU should organise intra-European festivals. So a Brittany day in Andalucía, a Moravian day in Gotland, Cork day in Zeeland you get the idea. Rotate it. You know, locals come over with street markets of regional food, traditional dress, music, the locals learn a word or two. It could be done with the tourist boards plus the EU. I mean, we're European, we should enjoy each other's company and learn from one another.

@Art3m1s_98

Жыл бұрын

I love that idea!!

@luxraider5384

Жыл бұрын

That s a very bad idea...

@NoName-hg6cc

Жыл бұрын

Good idea

@NoName-hg6cc

Жыл бұрын

​@@luxraider5384why?

@anitagorse9204

Жыл бұрын

It's already happening. Our EU house has a program Discover EU where they present one EU state each month, usually through a concert, folk dance, theatre play cuisine, books, debates with guests etc ..

Interestingly, as an Irish people, we refer to Europeans as everyone on the continent. As we don't really count was ourverselves as Europeans .

I believe that the uk leaving has a positive impact on the EUs development as many has seen what’s happened and now even marine le pen doesn’t want to leave but I hope we can rejoin later

@Lando-kx6so

Жыл бұрын

You guys make it seem like brexit was way worse than it actually was

@crazydinosaur8945

Жыл бұрын

@@Lando-kx6so after Britain left, the amount of wrenches thrown into the EU machinery got smaller, wonder why.

@davidthompson4383

Жыл бұрын

Brexit was a good thing for Britain. You can’t blame the effects of COVID and the Ukraine war on Brexit lol

@Myanmartiger921

Жыл бұрын

@@crazydinosaur8945agree greece is so good to be in eu

@Hjernespreng

Жыл бұрын

@@davidthompson4383 ahahahahaha Yeah, no. It's VERY well documented by now that Britain's "post-covid recovery" also trails behind basically ALL other peer nations. You can't keep scapegoating covid and the Ukraine war when the UK is the *only one* that is struggling this much. Brexiters can't even point to a single thing that's tangibly improved from Brexit. Not even its national identity and unity has gotten better. Things keep getting perpetually worse, and even the racist types are starting to realize that the UK could ALWAYS control immigration of non-EU citizens, which now actually means there's proportionately MORE immigration from outside of Europe, such as Africa, the Middle-East, Pakistan, etc. Polls now consistently show that most Brits see Brexit as having been a mistake.

I think big contribution to creating europe share identity is growing tension in pacific and overall "rise of Asia". Before Europeans thought that they (and USA) are epicenter of the world. Now when Europe's affairs aren't that important in the world stage, they feel kinda overwhelmed by this and they try gather together to be something more that little (compare to China India, BRasil etc.) countries in increasing periferial part of the world.

@basedGGPS

Жыл бұрын

What "rise of asia"?

@Themrlol2

Жыл бұрын

@@basedGGPS Look at the share of world GDP by continents. You will see that asia have increasing share of world GDP.

@blairsantillana

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!

@funDAYsmiling

Жыл бұрын

Financially, Europe is the U.S.’s only “legitimate competitor,” but what is frightening is “how quickly,” the continent went from being a conglomeration of backwards, backwater, belligerent nation-states comprising mostly poor, uneducated and genuinely naive inhabitants to being a political union as wealthy as the world’s only real superpower. It took us literally a dozen decades to achieve what we had here in the U.S. what only took Europe “a few.”

@funDAYsmiling

Жыл бұрын

@@basedGGPS Amen! The “Chinese boogeyman,” and “yellow devils” have been figments of mass-media’s imaginations since the XIX centuries in order to stoke insecurities & twangs of nationalist fervors that sell more poorly written newspapers, etc…

Thanks to the EU I was able to study in UK and meet people from all over the world. It's been enlightening on many levels, it has helped me grow a lot and I'm thankful for it.

That was the mistake in the UK. Every European project was paraded as a great BRITISH thing and every crisis was blamed on Brussels. The population started to believe it.

Well, even if you like it or not, the only way for Europe to compete with USA and China or very soon India is to work together. Ok, maybe your country is rich, but will never be as rich as a superpower, and never it will have its sums of money.

@soul8938

Жыл бұрын

Europe has already some of the strongest economies in the world. Security is at an all time high. The federative system is great for defense compared to a solely centralized one due to europe having only few sparsely populated ares etc. As for birth rates or the need of immigrant workers that’s not a problem. South east balkans have a very young workforce their inclusion would work and not clash with conservatives. And then they can expand with countries that are interested such as turkey azerbaijan armenia and georgia and the other option would be migrants from africa or asia etc.

@LordKalerran

Жыл бұрын

EU didn’t want to help Ukraine during the invasion at first. Need to get a backbone if you want to be a superpower. Macron is not helping by saying that China can do what it wants with Taiwan

@soul8938

Жыл бұрын

@@LordKalerran most of europe wasnt really equipped for a big war or a great escalation especially with such a close nuclear power like russia. They had focused on a long peace and prosperity in the region by also having close trade with russia. This was an ultimate good gesture but putin saw it as weakness the adaptability by the eu proved that putins trump card didn’t mean anything. Lets be honest here macron doesn’t speak for the eu even if he wishes he does. But whats also important to say is the eu doesn’t have any obligations to intervene in the taiwan issue. Not even the us is obligated by a treaty to intervene in an invasion.(kinda crazy) But if there’s interference it’ll probably be from japan or Australia and new zealand (us lead of course)

@malaficus

Жыл бұрын

Yes. That is what started the eu.

I feel Dutch but ofcourse European too. But for the EU project to get my support they need to have a plan to combat mass migration to us. Otherwise our cultures will slowly vanish. And a super state should never be established. National identities and governments should be kept. But cooperation on big themes, like space, energy, large industries and infrastructure is a good idea.

@tiagotimoteo4004

5 ай бұрын

That's why I support greater integration in the EU. The only way to solve certain problems in Europe would be with a common international policy. But let's leave internal affairs to each state.

And when the world cup beggins, everybody forgets they’re european kkkkkk

I'm British. I identify strongly with Europe because that is where the British people, the English language and most of our culture originates from. I'm happy that the UK left the EU. Now our politicians have no one left to blame for their failures. I am glad to see more European institutions such as the European Championships. I felt that was missing before. Next they should add some team sports like basketball and volleyball to get people really interested.

@davidthompson4383

Жыл бұрын

Britain needs to turn back to the Commonwealth. Britain was always global, not just continental

@NoName-hg6cc

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidthompson4383Britain is an island, uk an organisation in that island that many don't want ( and it's insignificant as well)

@davidthompson4383

Жыл бұрын

@@NoName-hg6cc Yup both Hitler and Napoleon said Britain was insignificant too. Yet here we all are speaking English.

@NoName-hg6cc

Жыл бұрын

@@davidthompson4383 Thanks to Europeans and Americans. uk had inflated ego in 1776 and 1956 too. remember how it went?

As a Cypriot, I have to say, the EU is an amazing project I’m proud of every day. The older I get, the more I identify as European and not as Cypriot 🇨🇾🇪🇺

Yeah... I'm not sure about that sponsorship that comes from EU to a channel that talks about Europe. Sounds like an interest conflict, where only good things will begin to be mentioned and bad things will become less often discussion thing...

@lukaszwojtowicz1981

Жыл бұрын

This is PRO-EU channel. Where can you see conflict of interest? 😂😂😂

I think what he said about EU parliament feeling far away is something that could be worked on. I also think it’s cool how connected we are, with for example trade and electricity. If there any Spaniards, it would be interesting to hear how it’s going with the drought situation.

I must say that im very skeptic of this european mentality as a portuguese i wouldnt say i have a problem with it but germans think differently, for them its germany and thats it, everyone bellow them is inferior, for example if you go to berlin in germany, no one will speak english with you eventhough they know how to speak the language and its very frustrating. I dont really think we portuguese have anything in common with the germans other that we both are located in europe and thats it

@areczek55

Жыл бұрын

Same feeling regarding germans

@masterjunky863

28 күн бұрын

In a world where China, India and Congo exist it's not difficult to see the similarities between every European country

The EU is like my car. Its falling apart

I declare myself as European already for some time. I am also for stronger EU, even if comming from a small country.

I think there's a small typo at 0:08 where the last 2017 in the graph in the bottom right should be 2018.

It's complicated. I feel like a european, but when I moved from one EU country to another, people around me see me as a poor and dumb foreigner, and not one of their own. Even though I spend money in their shops, pay rent to their landlords, and study at their university just like any other person here.

@gingrin6289

5 ай бұрын

Stop wanting to be someone you are not and people will start respecting you. You want to be someone else : an "European brother", this does not exist. In the US, black people came to the continent at the same time as the Whites? Yet hundreds years after, whites and blacks still don't see each others as "brothers".

As part of the casual small talk when meeting someone new, when I'm asked where I'm from I usually say "I'm European" because I cannot give another sensible answer. Happy Europe day everyone!

@Into Europe Why did you show the entirety of turkey in "geographical Europe", but excluded Russia and Belarus?

As a Briton, I pray for the day where we rejoin the EU. What a shortsighted act of self-sabotage the older generations forced upon the future of our country.

@glegof999

6 ай бұрын

And as a Breton, I pray fo the day where EU makes our olds nations free from colonial states 😀

@VinyZikss

5 ай бұрын

@@glegof999spoiler alert, it's been free for a year and things are better than never, right?

one slight mistake which is hard to notice surprisingly Croatia is not in the European single market BUT is a defacto member keeping in mind that its in the eurozone and schengen

@filipe5722

Жыл бұрын

How so?

@CosmicStellar_

Жыл бұрын

@@filipe5722 the original contract only lasted to a certain year due to norway not liking something so it was a set year until it was resolved

@meimeiprezimei

3 ай бұрын

​@@CosmicStellar_Croatia is a member of European single market. You've mistaken European single market with European economic area where Croatia is a member provisionally.

Ignores demographic collapse of most of Europe as well as the energy blackhole that is german industry, but sure left see how long this lasts

@crazydinosaur8945

Жыл бұрын

well yes but... ummm at least we don't have Chinas demographics. see thats a collapse of epic proportions

@MrToradragon

Жыл бұрын

Energy black hole? European industry is constrained by utterly idiotic amount of regulation in this regard and we focus too much on conserving and reducing energy consumption. We should instead be looking for ways how to get more cheap and clean energy while at the same time it will not lead to some too centralized solution.

Best multinational organization. In Romania the opinion is pretty favorable, but it has gotten worse with the Schengen incident. If you have the time, that would be a great video.

Как русский, я тоже поддерживаю создание единой европейской нации. У нас ЕС уже победил в головах у поколений.

No one told us that the Europen project will be done without problems to solve. I've never thought that i feel that much european till the strat of the Russian invasion of Ucraine and the world cup in Qatar. After all that hate thrown on Europe, i understood how i love my Europe, how this is the place i want to be, and the way i want to live. Long live Europe! The union make the power! 🇪🇺

im from Romania and i dont consider myself European ... im Romanian ... i dont want nothing to do with eu clans or usa

As a Hungarian. I will always be a Hungarian first, Christian second, and maybe on the fifth or sixth a European because I need to share the continent with you peoples.

@jeremymazon6437

5 ай бұрын

I'm wondering if those guys are being paid to say such bullshit about the EU. Except couple of rich parisians, for most french people EU means bureaucracy, unchecked borders, and easier money laundring for criminals and politicians. Our net contribution to EU is 13 billions euros per year!

@edwardburroughs1489

5 ай бұрын

I'm an atheist and a Classical Liberal from the UK, but I now believe it might be Hungarian and Polish Christian Conservatives that can deliver us from the clutches of the Euro-Commies; the sycophantic drivel in this comment section is making me ill. LOL.

@jeremymazon6437

5 ай бұрын

@@edwardburroughs1489 100% they are patriots because their nations got freed from ussr not too long ago, whereas in France for example being a patriot is seen as being almost fascist. At least its the depiction that our medias a trying to make us believe since 40 years. I remember the "white propaganda" song "je suis une citoyen du monde" we also notice that our politicians are not talking about "France values" anymore they only mention the "Republican values"...

I feel a greater sense of belonging to Europe than to the country I was born in. I was born in the EU, I live in the EU, and it is the EU that I want to be strong and represent my interests. Because the country I was born in is not at all strong enough to stand alone in the world we live in. And especially right now, when I can see that the USA is expanding its power in Europe and is in the process of establishing new military bases in Europe, there will only be one power that can get the US out of Europe again, and that will be the EU. Why seeing how the current leadership is talking the United States at the mouth is very worrying. NATO does not look after the EU's interests, but what is in the US's imperialist interests. I am European and it is Europeans who must be in control and decide the fate of Europe and not a foreign military power. Our neighbors should not be seen as our enemies. We must not be at war with each other. We must act together and live in peace.

@user-nw8zm2wu6o

3 ай бұрын

Don't worry we will send more migrants

You remind me of Barbara Lerner Spectre in your wholesale enthusiasm for the new diverse Europe that "we" are helping to bring into existence.

The irony of a bunch of nations that need a parliament in a non-nation (Belgium) to solidify them, while concurrently diluting them with refugees whose access to the continent is essentially granted by said parliament.

@DJ1573

Жыл бұрын

You have never heard of Frontex, the EUs border guard eh? Your replacement theory shit is outdated since 2020, get better conspiracy myths 😂

I truly belive that the EU as it matures will show that its not some weak abomination waiting to disolve at the mildest inconvinience, but a strong power able to present european countries interests abroad in an united front, my eurobros together we rise alone we fall!

@malaficus

Жыл бұрын

I think the brexit, covid and ukraine war gave it a unifying purpose it was lacking.

Love the video, small feedback: There's too much space above your head, you should lower the camera a bit

As america slowly rots we need to learn from there mistakes and our own past mistakes and reclaim the glory we once had.

@salutic.7544

Жыл бұрын

America is not rotting blud. Also ur name is “the neoliberal”

@franzjoseph1837

Жыл бұрын

I think your past glories and past mistakes go hand in hand. From WW1 til now

@Student0Toucher

Жыл бұрын

This comment is hilarious as the countries still actually growing are China and the U.S while Europe declines on the global stage, global influence ect. U.S is much more independent than Europe and if the cards are played right have a way better future as it has way more options

@Alex-zs7gw

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@Student0Toucher how are the 1940s?

@daxtynminn3415

Жыл бұрын

Europe is going downhill much faster then America.

I am Polish and strongly opposed the creation of a single European state. I support the facilitation of trade that the EU gives us, but domestic politics is pure madness. Europe is 3,000 years of history of wars, murders and hatred towards the UK, the USA succeeded because they built their home in an empty clearing, without history or territorial claims. Here in Europe there are a lot of distrustful (like me) or ultra-nacionalists, e.g. in Germany or Hungary. We shouldn't be hyper-optimistic about imaginary scenarios that probably won't come true. Besides, what about power? Who will rule there, do you really think that we will act together when even now everyone is pulling in their own direction and wants the best for their country (that's a short definition of nationalism and I don't understand why some scare people with this word). And so in the end - everyone can win, but there is only one winner. I used a translator because my English is not that good.

@HeadsFullOfEyeballs

Жыл бұрын

_"the USA succeeded because they built their home in an empty clearing, without history or territorial claims"_ I suppose after they got finished killing very nearly everybody who already lived in that "clearing" when they arrived, it was _technically_ empty...

@NoName-hg6cc

Жыл бұрын

You think USA had not internal quarrel? The states where first and foremost indipendent states. And yet they did it... Sure, new continent, no previous History but it was not easy at all. And Europe need a federate government, a balanced Federation. If Poland doesn't like it, it can always exit

I see Europe as my second country I hope one day travelling to another EU country will be like going to another region of my country

Also some fact people may not know… There are two europe days 5th May (in the Council of Europe) 9th May (in the EU) This means that EU countries technically can celebrate Europe day twice, tho me here in the UK only “gets” to celebrate once. This also doesn’t really matter in some way since it’s not even a national holiday here or anything and no one knows about it sadly.

People make their own identity over time, if they can move and interact freely :) I work with greeks, romanians, irish and bulgarians, they are all great.

As someone who went on an erasmus+ trip i liked it so much that it should be highly encouraged or hell... even made mandatory its so amazing to experience new cultures and meet people from all around the EU i feel like this program is the most important one when it comes to shaping a stronger bond between EU nations however only i wish there were more opportunities to travel with the help of the EU even after you graduate and get fully employed

@istvanczap3004

Жыл бұрын

On Erasmus you went from one big city to another big city and you found the same urbanites you were mingling with at home. European countries are not just their big cities which are practically the same.

European Russia covers an area of about 3,960,000 km2, accounts for about 41% European continent This part of Russia has 78% of the country's population, or 110 million people The Slavs are the largest ethnolinguistic group in Europe slavic people make up 84% ethnicity of russia

@ant318

Жыл бұрын

Geographically yes they are part of Europe. That’s about it though.

I also love European culture and identity, but the European Union, the institution, is a whole different story. They act more like a supranational entity ruled by lobbies who couldn't care less about their inhabitants.

I'm Portuguese first, and European second and support the EU project. It's been a tremendous blessing to me and my family, as well a blessing to countless millions with the eurozone, and the four freedoms. I love the fact that I can eat vegetables grown in other EU countries, and use products that come from other EU countries, but also play a part in improving the economy within the country I live in within Europe (Ireland) through my taxes. Portugal thanks you EU...

A Europe Day - holiday throughout Europe would be wonderful! I love this idea

@sciamachy9838

6 ай бұрын

Im asking Volt to put it into their electoral program

@__-fu5se

6 ай бұрын

So I am genuinely confused. Is there no Europe day all over in EU countries. In luxembourg there is one for sure and it is on May.

@sciamachy9838

5 ай бұрын

there is one but nobody celebrates it @@__-fu5se

@gabrielepichler

5 ай бұрын

@@__-fu5se Yes Europe day is everywhere in Europe... what is meant to make it to an official nonworking Holliday

@bdleo300

5 ай бұрын

Fake holiday, artificial as the entire idea. EU-nuchia is not Europe, just a cheap clone of USA and thoroughly owned by USA

As an American, I think one remarkable feature of the young European experiment is scientific collaboration. For research and development banding together is crucial. America has had the advantage of a well funded integrated massive scientific community at scale (maybe you can include the English speaking world in this). As the world faces many global catastophic risks, having one voice, aligned policies and a shared vision is helpful to the United States and the world. Go Europe. This dream has been possible through the tremendous loss and pain of your ancestors but also their history of dazzling culture, politics, art and science. A century ago this sometimes awkward unity of today would have seemed like a fantasy. Go Europe!

@notahandle965

11 ай бұрын

If you were killed and it made the news in Europe, they would be celebrating your death

@ruzicas.5819

10 ай бұрын

Young european experiment is 70 years old. 😂

¡Abrazos fuertes desde España a todos los hermanos europeos!! Fortajn brakumojn el Hispanio al ĉiuj la Eŭropaj gefratoj!!

@devenirestoico5063

Жыл бұрын

Viva América y la Hispanidad🌎. 🇪🇦

A European identity is a positive thing for transnational cooperation, but the European union as an economic entity has failed miserably, so it is kind of absurd that young people, who have lived only in the age in which Europe has been slower than everyone else on the planet economically, like this institution more

@ddrid854

Ай бұрын

you reasonment is flawed, without the EU each single country would now in 2024 grow even less, just look at UK the shithole of Europe. you are reffering to a time in which Europe was the economical centre of the world (2O th century) , it is not anymore, young people realize that

I wish the UK all the best while we need to support and rebuild Ukraine.

I'm from England :-( miss you guys!

@alberain

Жыл бұрын

They're still there.

@eileenahern-ku9nx

2 ай бұрын

We miss you too x❤

Is it an accident that Europe Day is on the same day as VE day (the Soviet version)?

Im actually don't consider myself Portuguese, but European. Having said that, democracy and fiscal policy should always be separated. Social freedom and taxes should always be a ground for competion.

@matteopellegrini98

Жыл бұрын

I'm Italian and feel the same way

1:46 I disagree. There are day to day things that remind you being European. The money is a big one. Not just using money everyday, but being able to use that money pretty much everywhere in Europe. Back in the day my family living near the dutch border, it was normal to drive refueling the car in Holland because it was cheaper, and on the way getting some dutch sweets for the kids. Like everything is easier, getting pulled over in France, no problem, your German divers licence will work just fine. Flying ones a year in the sommer holidays to Spain, Italy or Greece, no problem, works just like booking a hotel in your own country. Going for a sky trip in December in Austria. Back in middle school I had a week long field trip to Poland. You see it now with Britan, not being in the EU is a mess. I get that not everyone is using these benefits, but they are there and for everyone using it, its so great.

What the hell is European identity supposed to be? Europe is the continent where I live. What does the continent have to do with my identity?

@XXXTENTAClON227

Жыл бұрын

Asians seem to disagree lol

@masterjunky863

28 күн бұрын

"What the hell is Italian identity supposed to be? Italy is the peninsula where I live. What does the peninsula have to do with my identity?" -some man from the Duchy of Tuscany before the Italian unification.

I am mainly a fan of the EU beeing able to introduce legislation as a block and having more impact that way (I am very excites for the digital markets and digital services act), but I am not sure if I would identify myself as european (beyond beeing that geographicaly).

Putting the french flag over ''retirement age'' is a good joke

The first frame of the video, the depiction of "Europe", you should have said it's your personal definition. You included Azerbaijan, didn't consider the Aland islands in Finland and the Fær Øer (I guess it was a mistake), and didn't include Russia (expecially Kaliningrad). What's Europe?

@westrim

Жыл бұрын

Whatever wants to be Europe.

@alberain

Жыл бұрын

@@westrim Antarctica.

I have been supportive of the EU since my teens, I had done a lot of reading and always spoke of it's defence when detractors tell myths, half truths or outright lies. I always viewed myself as European and I guess it helped I am Anglo Portuguese citzen. I did read about faith in the EU had risen when the UK left as it showed smaller countries like Ireland will help it's members against bigger states had greatly helped.

@teemuvesala9575

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, every criticism of this bureaucratic nightmare is a "myth". Typical pro EU zombie.

Europe must federalize. United we rise, divided we collapse.

Does anyone know where the host is from? I can't quite place his accent

@augth

Жыл бұрын

Sounds French

@aidanaldrich7795

Жыл бұрын

@@augth Really? I thought he sounded more Dutch

I am a Belgian living in Bulgaria, have a Belgian-Bulgarian daughter. I have an aunt living in Spain. It is only possible because of the EU.

@SirAlric82

6 ай бұрын

Yes, because nobody in the history of Europe ever traveled to another country or had any kind of relationships with the people living abroad before the EU was established, right? Oh wait...

@Subher0

6 ай бұрын

@@SirAlric82 For most of Europe's history, that was the case, yes. Despite you being historically illiterate you splurge your unfiltered thoughts all over the threads, so let me educate you. In Europe, free travel was only reserved for the political elite under serfdom, and subsequently the broader political and financial elites under mercantilism. Not at any point did ordinary slaves, serfs or peasants, whom comprised 95% of the population, travel to other countries EXCEPT when their lord/king decided they should be sacrificed for yet another pointless war abroad. This is yet another practice that ended with the post-war order of which the EU is a major part. So instead of being tongue in cheek condescending, open a book or sit down and listen.

@SirAlric82

6 ай бұрын

@@Subher0 - I answer sarcastically to your dumb original statement that a political institution officially created in the last decade of the 20th century (although i think it was still called European Community back then) is the only thing that made possible for europeans to travel to other countries and have relationships with people living abroad as if folks weren't already doing that for at least a century before the EU was even immagined, and i get a lecture about travel restrictions in the pre-modern era. -_- Well, i stand corrected. Now i feel kinda ashamed for the millions of my fellow countrymen that left Italy starting from 1861 to travel all around the world. If only they too could have been enlightened by the wise @Subher0 and learn that they were not allowed to do that because there was no EU yet!

It's a damn shame, nationalism must prevail over globalism

@cristianz858

10 ай бұрын

Why should each nation think it is better than the others and isolate itself?

@christianworkman8108

10 ай бұрын

@@cristianz858 because that's how nations work

Two videos per week so far? You are really spoiling us right now.

Every European country under the EU has homelessness destitution and poverty the European has laws that doesn't seem to be interested in homelessness people in Europe

As an Irishman, I always felt European, and in my 20s, I lived in 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇧🇪 🇮🇹. I speak English, French, German, Italian and Spanish, and I feel even more European now than even as I live in Mexico 🇲🇽. If they here you speaking English, locals presume you are American, but once they discover you are European, they are über friendly and curious.

@wolftone4818

Жыл бұрын

Melt

@sabin97

Жыл бұрын

just to clarify. most americans speak spanish/portuguese as a first language. only in usakistan jamaica and canada do they speak english. is you speak primarily english most americans will assume you're usakistani(which are really just europeans and africans, not americans). yeah. we dont say "european" to refer exclusively to italians. it would be mighty kind of you not to use "american" to refer only to usakistanis.

@gavindoyle692

Жыл бұрын

@@sabin97 You must be fun at parties. 🙄

@sabin97

Жыл бұрын

@@gavindoyle692 sure, but the point remains the same: we dont say "european" to refer exclusively to italians. it would be mighty kind of you not to use "american" to refer only to usakistanis.

@gavindoyle692

Жыл бұрын

@@sabin97 In the English language that is what they refer to themselves. And in French, German and Italian too, that is what they are called. True, in Spanish it is different. But every nationality has the right to choose their own name. And as a foreigner, I do not have the right to say otherwise as that would be colonial thinking. And as an Irishman, I abhor colonialism. As for “USAkistanis”. C’mon. You can do better than that. That’s puerile.

European Identity is comparable and a good example to the genderidentity problem

@MW_Asura

6 ай бұрын

No?

Of course in true European style there are TWO Europe Days (5 May and 9 May) celebrating the Council of Europe and the European Union, respectively!