They lied – why Europe is where it is today
The Union is incomplete – it is half-baked and poorly constructed. But worse, it is built upon deceit and the misleading of Europe’s peoples.
The Union is incomplete – it is half-baked and poorly constructed. But worse, it is built upon deceit and the misleading of Europe’s peoples.
An unravelling of the EU would be a major setback for European civilisation, and could cause major shock waves across our geopolitical system – why we must avoid the disintegration of the Union at all cost.
Democracy in Europe is one thing but what exactly does DiEM25 envision as a Europe salvaged from the ruins of the post-2008 world? An interpretation of statements.
Here I provide an essay I recently had to write regarding the reasons why the European Union is so much further integrated that other free-trade areas. In it can also be found nuggets of my beliefs as to why the Union should exist at all.
Nationalism, whilst generally steered clear of in most countries, is utterly shunned from the political scene in places like Germany and Spain, for historical reasons. France and Britain however, were never subject to denazification and the lasting impression that nationalism must be avoided in politics. In this discussion, I argue why nationalism must be avoided at all costs by democracies, and why nationalist rhetoric can only be a destructive force.