Melech 9,900 Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 UK have the strongest currency still. I bet they never agree to be part of this. but not the strongest economy though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foster 23 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Europe is so culturally and linguistically diverse that making it a single nation could never work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 Europe is so culturally and linguistically diverse that making it a single nation could never work. Switzerland and Canada is also multi-lingual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusel 1,111 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 We need LESS Europe, not more Europe. This whole Euro thing is a mess. The "European Government" gets more and more power and I hate how they make decisions about our money. I've had enough Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 New Article http://www.thetrumpet.com/article/10157.18.0.0/economy/euro/united-states-of-europe-likely-to-be-formed-by-2020 Most European Union nations will combine together to form the United States of Europe, European Commission Vice President Viviane Reding said in an interview published December 10. “I consider it to be likely that the eurozone states by 2020â€â€then including the Baltic states and Polandâ€â€together will found the United States of Europe, while Great Britain in a looser association continues to take part to economic integration,†she said. Even in the medium term, Europe needs “clear federal structures, decision making powers in place and strong democratic control where decisions are made,†she said. The European Commission should become a European government, she added. Reding is also commissioner for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship. Her interview was published as European leaders receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Europe’s leaders are gradually become more explicit in their calls for a superstate. It is clear that those at the top see the euro crisis as an opportunity to create the Europe they’ve wanted all along. European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman van Rompuy are working on plans that would bring Reding’s vision closer to reality. She’s not just airing vague ambitions. Even German President Angela Merkel said, “I’m sure the Commission will become a government one day.†It is unusual for a senior Europe leader to call for the founding of a “United States of Europe.†But soon it won’t be. Calls for a political union in Europe are louder and more common, and coming from more important people, than they ever were before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip 4 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 but not the strongest economy though Stong economy doesn't mean growth etc... And by the looks of it Germany can't really fix the Greece problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusel 1,111 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) Hell ****ing no. If this happens I'll leave Europe, not here for this ****. Edited December 10, 2012 by Fusel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalMonster 53 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I dont see how that will work out with all the different cultures,diversity and all the different languages.You dont hear of people wanting to name Africa or Asia a country.Its stupid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 I like the idea :noparty: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Little Phoney 658 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 yes please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow 6,697 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 They can try it, but they need to establish how it will be run. Which banks can they rely on and what would be the main languages of business? The US works as a Union because each state is represented in a way that evens out the advantage by more populous and stronger states like California, New York, or Texas. Also, the economic pressures need to be addressed. How can Brussels garner that much unifiying power? It is like forming the US backwards, whereas territories and colonies developed as independent governing entities and economies, they still depend on the federal government and economies of other states to cover their weak ends in a more nationalized version of specialization of production of goods and services. However, the nations of Europe are advanced entities and economies that functioned independently for the most part for a long time and are only lately becoming more interdependent as an effect of the greater globalization. Stand in the light, cast your shadow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorPrince 1 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I agree. Europe should be one country... It would solve many problems and we would be a lot stronger. The thing is... 99% of europeans would go insane and start riots if this was to happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I don't think it would be a good idea... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow 6,697 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) I agree. Europe should be one country... It would solve many problems and we would be a lot stronger. The thing is... 99% of europeans would go insane and start riots if this was to happen. Even if each nation remained an independent state? Even American states have unique histories and characteristics that garner state pride apart from national indentity. Do riots ever really change anything but just show the population isn't happy? In the US, we had vast Occupy Movement protests that gained global attention, but what did those demostrations really accomplish? Edited December 10, 2012 by 4twistedshadows Stand in the light, cast your shadow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 I agree. Europe should be one country... It would solve many problems and we would be a lot stronger. The thing is... 99% of europeans would go insane and start riots if this was to happen. I think the most wouldn't care. Just maybe when they need to speak another language. But I don't think that they need to learn a new language. Maybe a neutral one like Latin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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