Union and united does not necessarily mean 1 country. 🤷‍♂

It won't get federal on my lifetime, if ever. There's still the problem with balance, as the bigger countries try to say how they want, and others should just accept. As a Finn I'm proud of my country and would never want to see it being anything but independent. The current system works. No need to rock the boat.

One of the things Europe could protect itself against is geopolitical interests from India and the labour market getting flooded with cheaper workforce and therefore outcompeting locals.

Hello the "Loners" ! I am French, and I think that Europe was created so that we could compete with the other great powers. United, we are stronger! After that, it's very difficult to be able to unite, and for each country to keep its own culture. For the moment, I think we're doing well, but that's up for debate.... Have a nice day, bye!

Being more Texan than American is a healthy attitude. In the first place, you are a child of your little homeland. It doesn't change the fact that you are an American, and you will fight for America. The same is the case in Europe. First of all, I am Polish.

I prefer when i ask people where they are from to tell me that they are from California than telling me they are American because what does that even mean?

8:05 Because they want to keep their culture, religion, traditions, economics. And i think eropeans are much more concerned with the other country, that is much closer to their borders and currently trying to take over Ukraine.

8:03 He meant geopolitical interests although u are totally wrong about India's military power cuz they are 4rth strongest military after USA RUSSIA & CHINA. Also India is like 3rd largest economy (ppp) So even if Europe doesn't have any military threat from India economic & geopolitical challenges will be there.

The US is big but you should not assume that the person on the other side knows every US state. I doubt you know all Chinese Provinces or Indian states! I definitively don't! I barely know all of the Swiss Kantons and I'm Swiss! :D

Fun fact of the video: the ideal EU would be Switzerland and its respect of different languages and direct democracy; Switzerland strongly refusing to become a member of the EU for the last 32 years. What else...

@07:57 It's the same principle as corporate mergers, they cooperate together to redirect competition. With solidarity nations aren't competing against each other, and racing each other to the bottom when dealing with other nations and economic blocks. ...same gist as collective bargaining. Is an insurance company going to negotiate a price for a single customer, unlikely. But if a group of customers shopped as a group they could represent a large chunk of profit. So if they all say give us a more reasonable price or we shop around, the stakes are higher so they may be more inclined to listen.

Lol rely on America comical.

A problem with this dominance of a federal Europe is that both France and Germany are former conquerors and occupiers of many of the countries. And while Hitler is certainly not revered in Germany, Napoleon is still revered in France. When the 200 year celebration of the liberation of those countries came around France blocked the release of a 2 euro remembrance coin to celebrate the defeat of there national hero. I think that most are not waiting for an political domination by either of them. The current situation is not perfect, but better then an united federal European Union. After all how closer to a democracy we can get it the better, the lack of binding referendums in most and maybe all EU members states is bad enough, a higher level with even less control and oversight by the people would be worse.

To understand this video you should first understand the European Union. That is no small feat. Most Europeans don't even understand. One alley of approach is to look at the competences. The European Union is solely competent on only a few fields. Examples are monetary policy (through the ECB) for the Eurozone. Also Fisheries and Agriculture and International trade policies. On most policy area's the EU has mixed competence together with the member states. Environment, nature protection, social policies, etc. The EU prescribes the minimum, member states must implement that and may go further. Also there are still a few areas where the member states have the (final) say. Defence, Juridical affairs and Police/prosecution, and of course monetary policies for non-Eurozone countries. Those last areas where member states have mixed of final say prevents the EU from being a country. As you can see it is still a long way off. I hope it will become one country one day, but I don't think so. We have 21 different languages, for example, besides all the cultural differences and historical backgrounds.....

In Germany, you are better off saying that you are from California. If you say you are from America, the response will be: 'Which one? And which country?' Knowing the answer and laughing if you don't get .That is part of German dry humor, but not really good humor.

There is far more "European" in Europe than you would esteem. There is the currency and parliament, which is clear. But there is also the free trade, open labor market, food regulations, a lot I don't even know and it is growing. But a "united Europe" is still far way.

A federal EU would solve many current EU problems as long as it is build on principles of clear federalism with only elected politicians, a unitary state would not function. Also, a federal EU does not need to be a nation-state at all.

Yes, Brexit has turned out as a huge success story! It has proven that no country can make it on its own nowadays. Being in a strong economic (and political) union does not necessarily mean that you have to give up part of your identity. (As the US example proves). But 27 little nationalist countries are irrelevant in the global stage each on their own. A united Europe would be strong and relevant. Unfortunately our narrow mindedness in Europe lets us be irrelevant, when we could and should be a superpower!

Hi Loners! I'm french and I love my country. In France we also love our regions and their cultural specificities (I'm from Charentes-Poitou and very proud of it even if there's not much to boast about in this region). That being said, I think it's possible to become a federation like the US but it will be really really hard to find an agreement that pleases every country. For example, now that the UK left the EU, France has the strongest military and I believe our government isn't too willing to relinquish its control over our military and especially our nuclear weapons.

How cool to be in the world's leading trading bloc .. oh, Brexit.

There is such disunity within Euro states, it's impossible to imagine.

yes its called the 'european untion'

"It's just to get power" No it is not just that. There are severe problems in the current system as every country still just thinks about itself. Especially with the Ukraine war this became apparent. Europe can't keep up with India, China or the US military wise because everything is fractured. The same goes for a lot of other things that are mostly directed by the government. Creating a business that is competitive in all of the EU? It became easier but it's still not the same as if it was one country like the US. Even more problematic are countries like Hungary or previously Poland which completely jeopardize the collective foreign policy of the EU with vetoing every move. The current form of the EU is not sustainable long term as it will either break apart or fall behind other world powers... which will result in it breaking apart because countries don't see a benefit anymore. The only way EU countries stay at the top is to grow closer.

13:21 That's my man. He's name is Olaf Scholz.

I don't think we need that. Actually, only two changes are needed. The unanimity principle needs to be changed. At the moment it is enough that Russia has bought one EU country (Hungary) and can thus block processes. There must also be a European army that can be deployed flexibly on the eastern border. If you look at how desolate the Russian army actually is, something like 300,000 soldiers should be enough. In addition to the national armies.

The idea of ever closer union between the European states was born in the aftermath of two violent and exhausting wars that had followed a period in which the economic growth in Europe had led to an integration of the national economies the degree of which was only reached again in the 1970s. The undeniable need for close economic cooperation merged with a universal and overwhelming wish for constant peace, and this helped overcome a long tradition of defining one’s identity as an opposition to the one of your neighbours. So the starting point is not 1993, 1993 was an intermediate point. Progress since then has been marred by several factors: the first is that the most powerful of the European institutions is the council of the national governments. To really achieve a European federal state, these governments would have to surrender more of their powers. It’s unlikely to happen. The second is the number of new members who had no part in the initial process, but have long lived as vassal states of the Soviet Union. It is understandable that their appetite for surrendering a degree of national sovereignty that they have never experienced, is even smaller. The third is that with the number of different languages, democracy becomes harder. Political parties need to develop a profile to gain votes, and it is easier to do that by stressing your differences, and tapping into emotions. Tribalism and nationalism are strong drivers, especially if they combine with economic fears and interests. So while I think that the idea of a European federal state is still a strong and potentially beneficial ideal, the time window for it to materialise was effectively long closed in 1993, and it is not going to happen in our lifetimes.

I very much doubt that a full unification of the EU - to a level like the USA - is possible soon. The national interests of the single countries a much to strong still. France for example would never agree to give up its independency, I think it would end in a new revolution if a French government would go towards that. And its not much different in a number of other countries as well. And IMHO that is a good thing. Its not desireable that a government gets too powerful. And even in the USA there are some states who are not totally happy with the federal rule. As you mentioned, Texas is the most prominent in that. From what I heard, they even have the option to leave the union, written down in the state constitution (or whatever its called), the contract that was made with DC when Texas was founded. And there are forces in Texas who want to use this option. Or California, they could easily become a independent country. They are big enough, have enough citizens and enough economical power for it. And if the s**t show in Washington continues as it currently does, I wouldn't be surprised if segregation ideas are coming up again soon.

That's the perfect day to watch this video, we are inbetween the two rounds of a snap legislative election in France, nationalists/euroskeptics are really gaining ground here. They might have more than a third of the seats next sunday. But the most important : what will happen in the Presidential election of 2027 ! As the President has a lot of Power in international affairs and Macron, which is really in favor of more cooperation is still in place for the moment. If the far right wins in 2027, this trend towards more cooperation might stop suddenly, even though of course France is not the only country in the EU, Macron has really been pushing for more cooperation and having a lot of influence lately.

I’m just one Swede but I think I’m not alone in thinking that this is a stupid idea. Regulations that we for the most part can’t choose whether or not to follow is enough.

My family are English/Irish/Finnish. We love each other and we love that we are different. We don’t want a United States of Europe.

There's no EU laws per say, there are guidelines and directives, that countries agree on and in some form implement in their own countries. Lot of laws are synchronized as well. EU is in a weird state of something in-between random agreements and a federation state. As for identity - US seems split until you go abroad and notice noone sees you via the state and you got more in common with people from other states than other countries (simple stuff like shows you watched as a kid or media references). With lobbying it depends - it's more susceptible to internal lobbying, but way more resistant to global lobbying. Some Apple or Facebook can bully small countries without issues, but got no chance vs a big entity like EU

No!! This is countries in Europe not states. And original name of the continent is Europa.

Hi im from Czech Republic in central Europe and we fight for our indepedence for soo long and we was under rule of dif states in our history for soo long that we today dont want to be rule from dif state or from city far away from our coutry again so im not fan of more United Europe im more fun of more like confederacion of Europe of indepeden coutries. But sad that EU try to be central governemet and rule all of us

its not division your talking about it would be called autonomy where region has more control of its affairs

why is she always in the center of the video, and he is on the right of the screen? afraid of losing views if the video is not focused on the girl?

The Germans already tried it and it didn't go well.

I think we Europeans are much more similar than we would like to admit. I think in the end there will be no other way than a united federal Europe with its own military. Otherwise we have no chance of competing with the superpowers and protecting our democracies and way of life.

There are "federal" EU laws, but at least for some of them, some countries have deals that makes them not to have to follow them full on

But the voting system in the USA, is like that, what does it mean a key state in representation and only two party ?

Hey little question just for fun : imagine tomorow USA have the millitary power to control the entire world what do you think will happend ? ( probably 3 times what they have now and a good anti nuclear system , its a theory question ). the awnser is of course why split the resources when you can have it all ,for social reason ? you are not socialist so as capitalist USA would want everything ^^ we are allies to america because we want it ( french ) as friends ( its our way to make alliances ) , but its probably cause we are usefull to the usa for the us side reason . Some ally are just affraid to not be , or seek protection etc ... But every country as a duty to be prepared against everything and we know peace is a matter of equilibrium if one become too strong ...

Speaking as someone who lives in a European country (Norway) that's not in the EU, I think a united Europe sounds like a recipe for disaster and a nightmare scenario. The 27 member states can barely agree today, and that's as a (supposed) trade union. Imagine what would happwned if these wildly different nations and peoles were to suddenly lose all national identity and become one. There'd likely be rioting in the streets, maybe even wars and military coups. It would rip Europe apart rather than pull it together. The EU would be dead and so would any idea of uniting Europe. The only thing stopping WWIII from breaking out if leaders in the EU tried uniting 27 nations into one, would be the fact that most of them are NATO members and are also benefitting from mutual trade and currency.

The UK has proved that this political union will not work and left the EU. The EU is trying to punish the UK for leaving and wso has proved how vindictive they are. Long live theKing.

Takes some rest for a while, KZfaq can wait 👍👍

bit of a lip rash going on their

We are currently in a time that began years ago when nationalism is gaining strength again. The total abandonment of globalization. This is due, at least in the EU, to the war in Syria, which is still raging, the resulting high number of refugees, the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and, to top it off, the high inflation as a result of the measures taken to combat the financial crisis of 2008. It is not without consequences if you print money endlessly. The fact that nationalism is growing can be seen in many countries around the world, not just in the EU. This also includes the USA, which I classify as extremely nationalistic, disguised as patriotism, which goes against everything the USA once stood for. There are actually people who believe that we would have dealt with these crises better in Germany alone, than within the EU. This is complete nonsense. The number of people who think with their belly, instead of their head, is increasing and they are getting louder. They cry out for simple solutions. If someone wants to change the world structure, there probably hasn't been a better time to do it in a long time. One thing you should definitely keep in mind is that nationalism always ultimately leads to war. A look at history is enough.

I don't think creating a big state with all of the EU members would work. It already doesn't work in the US and the states differ way less from each other than the EU countries. The way it is now is the right way to balance individual national interests and standardization + unification.

I can answer this question in 2 sentences. 1. Yes, if enough time passes. 2. No, unless we start speaking a common language causing our cultures to merge and blend. That's it. That's the only way outside of an authoritarian dictatorial power taking power over the entire continent and enforcing "unity" by the threat of violent punishment for "local" patriots and dissidents. So... you know, if we collectively became Russia but with an actual civilized historical heritage stretching back further than the early 1800s.

Great reaction as always guy! And may we see a Free Palestine ❤🇵🇸

It is impossible for Europe to unite like this Europe must be more concerned about the survival of the EU than about creating a federation

EU laws are actually more guidlines, some are actual laws

Will there ever be a United States of America, maybe only in name. When I last visited US, the states i visited seemed to want to be a separate thing and not federal at all. A country this big with so many states, cant last long and will end up splitting up or at war. ( My opinion)

Not under capitalist terms. But as long as they try anyway, at least a war between the states will be avoided.

The various nationalities and wide viewpoints means no there never will be a United States of Europe we can’t realistically keep the UK or Spain together, just look at Czechoslovakia and Romania they have had split aways, look at Belgium. No US state has seriously tried to ceced from the union since the confederacy Europeans are too diverse

its about money

for me i say as a European is impossible why because of war, history, culture and language

The Soviet Union is the best example of how diversity can work in favor of a bigger purpose. The problem is, under capitalism is impossible to have such a thing, cause there is no sense of colective, the individual is always the priority in that system.

No. Because the English and French have history!

If we speek german i would go for a United Europe, Englisch would be also fine but doas anyone in the EU Speeks English as Mothere Toung ? None ...? Ireland Puhh here we go.

Unfortunately the answer is a definite no, never, not going to happen Anytime a society shows any sign of weakness another will seek to exploit

A EU federation would boost the continents to new highs the world has never seen. But in the end, first country identity and European second. This is also the same case for North America not be able to form a union due to many factors in regulations and laws that have to be rewritten and let alone the country first and North American second.

All this does not make sense

F*@#"🔥 EU🔥

Please the reason why the eu eec or the eu union started was to form businesses together so they do not get bankrupt by outside businesses . The uk left due to the public decided to leave and that we should leave but with trade with them and the rest of the world . he reason why we joined in the first place at the time was called the EEC as the American political wanted us to join in the first place . It was the American political elite of banks that gave money to Adolf Hitler in the first place and due to the Jews in Germany at the time was exempt from paying taxes to the allies . The Jews at the time bought companies and retail in Germany causing poverty. Why the eec was formed in the first place not so sure , but in 1992 the eu became the eu union which caused many problems of countries problems , now the right is taking over the eu union . The uk wanted to leave and we voted on it to start over businesses and trade with the rest of the world without restrictions on who to buy goods from. The real problems in modern day is companies buying other companies taking control of food and other resources and jobs are getting scarce . no i am not a socialist or a tory , we should decide on our own course and keep religion out of politics as it seems these cults have a way to make their laws within its belief and force others just like the elite and the socialists .

Yes there is a large and I mean LARGE amount of laws in the EU! Everything from how food is prepared to how much a country can spend. Is all limited and controlled by EU laws!

The EU could and would have been a success and supported by pretty much all Europeans if it had stayed what is was intentioned to be and not become a federal superstate as they are trying to make it now. Europe is to divided and differs to much from one country or region to the next to ever be a united country like the US, if that's even still a thing in the US.

People often talk about the limited benefits of the EU. But never talk about how bad the EU is in a crisis! Example… The EU Was the last place outside of Africa to get a Covid vaccine! They bankrupt Greece during the financial crisis. Originally France and Germany refused to send air to Ukraine. While Poland and other countries was throwing aid at them.