How Can the EU Become a Global Superpower?

The EU's Foreign Policy Problem Exposed: Chaos, Confusion, and Missed Opportunities
How did the EU handle Hamas' attack on Israel? Not well. Institutional chaos, conflicting loyalties, and indecision plagued its response. While the U.S. moved swiftly with a unified strategy, the EU stumbled. Discover the five fatal flaws crippling Europe's ability to act on the global stage-and the bold reforms that could fix them.
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[@RobinTorrekensTravelVlog]

Giving the curent attitude of China, Russia and now also the USA, it's has to be "We should be asap!"

[@wvvwwvwvv]

As an American, just for the record, I don't believe we are turning away because we don't care about Europe. The American people are tired of the endless war and being the global police. The whole America first thing many people outside the US see as "manipulate others for our prosperity", in reality many Americans recognize the war-machine and don't want to maintain foreign influence overseas. I hope Europe or some of its leading individual partners become a superpower not only for the safety and prosperity of the European region but also because not becoming one will ensure its entire regions downfall if America ever intends to withdraw that influence with actors like Russia or China around. It used to be maintain influence to maintain power, now its ballooned so large maintaining that influence comes at the detriment of the quality of life in America. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk 🤣

[@jonseilim4321]

China didn't blow up the Nordstream, China isn't supporting the AfD, China isn't annexing parts of Ukraine. Wtf are you guys coming at us for?

[@Swedishpolymath]

We are working on that behind the scenes. Young people today are completely clueless about how politics work.

[@olliestudio45]

and get most people to believe that not achieving this will cost us

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

Uhuh, but how? Yall lefties got EU into a grave and don't seem willing to do anything to get it out. We have a lot of social benefits which run on taxes on the back of out businesses which end up failing due to that. We strangle out businesses with failed green policies. We take a lot of migrants who only spend what they didn't earn and that's the good scenario in which they don't commit crimes. We want to fight literally EVERY other world player we deem to be a bully. We must start minding our business. Or maybe you prefer us to become 3rd world begging at the feet of the big players out of need.

[@karliszemitis3356]

This is the moment in time where we have 3 choces: 1) Become one federation and unite as people and find common ground 2) Admit that besides free trade and movement of goods we have nothing in common and dissolve EU 3) Do nothing, and continue stagnation/regression as long as we can until eventual dissolvment by populists

[@teyrncousland7152]

1) Not going to happen. 2) Likely 3) Definitely

[@janchi_stephanchi]

4) Provide platform for cooperation, where countries can opt-out without blocking others. Example: if most countries want to stop buing russian gass, but Hungary doesn't, they can continue, but they automatically lose gas connection to eu markets.

[@karliszemitis3356]

@@janchi_stephanchi well they can do that, just leave EU.

[@user_Esq]

2.1) Admit that besides free trade and movement of goods we have nothing in common, cancel all world domination plans and develop our economies.

[@JonasKrl-h3e]

@@teyrncousland7152 So you cheer the death of your society at the behest of Kremlin autocrats an Chinese industrialists?

[@languist]

Excessive bureaucracy is what keeps the EU from thriving to its full potential. 🇪🇺

[@timkey_4542]

hopefully the new program they just announced will tackle this finally

[@Fdzzaigl]

Yes and no. EU rules also create homogeneous products which improves trade. Some other sectors are overregulated. We shouldn't just drink the USA coolaid of "overregulation" because some processes take longer over there plus I at least don't want a hypercapitalist oligarchy here.

[@kakaomilch5905]

That might be one reason but one of the reasons for this is also different interests in different European countries

[@Diamond-vy1lx]

The EU center lives off this bureucracy

[@wvvwwvwvv]

@@Fdzzaigl The excessive bureaucracy he mentioned is a least in part due to the result of overregulation. As far as drinking the kool-aid, no nation should act solely based on the influence of another nation otherwise its nothing but another territory.

[@damm7123]

8:10 removing the veto would also make the EU more democratic

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

While making the member countries undemocratic. EU is a union which cannot override national vote. That is why the veto exists.

[@bfedezl2018]

@Hardcore_Remixer Not it would make the decision having to be passed by the Parliament and not by a particular government

[@chrisa.4022]

@Hardcore_Remixer All these little countries have no power when it comes to foreign policy, how much a country like let's say estonia with it's 2mln people can do when it comes to foreign policy? Will they get better deals with foreign counties NO, will they solve global conflicts at our doorstep NO, all the veto is, it's to bribe dudes like fico and orban, and be a ballast on our shoulders, nothing else, time for petty nationalism are long gone, we either start playing together or just get bought by china and f* it.

[@zorozyx1347]

@Hardcore_Remixer Correct.

[@vladimirbrabec69]

@@bfedezl2018 As we can see. Not even our neighbours (looking at you Germany, Austria and Slovakia) can establish quality policies which would align with our culture and interests while southern states (namingly Spain) are epitome of what is bad on political left and in the same time Irish people supporting terrorists or France with its people so up their asses they even cant make easiest pension reform while burning their country to ground when someone tries to do that? And do not get me started with migration policies. Nah I do not want to lose veto power to those people.

[@albevanhanoy]

Only together can the nations of Europe survive.

[@inzamamulhaque9383]

do you know France spies on Germany for industrial sector, Germany loses 60 to 80 billion dollars each year of industrial assets to France .

[@albevanhanoy]

@@inzamamulhaque9383 Trustworthy sources or gtfo

[@JonasKrl-h3e]

@@inzamamulhaque9383 Did you know that both nations are members in the European equivalent to "Five Eyes", called "Maximator" & that they share information for common pooling? No? Well, then you should probably keep your bullshit for yoursef :-)

[@HrvatskaDemokratskaZajednica]

no

[@CroatianUltraNationalist1]

🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelpilos]

MEGA 🇪🇺 1. Harmonize EU economy. 2. Create unified EU military. 3. Lead in tech innovation. 4. Achieve energy independence. 5. Strengthen global diplomacy.

[@mrintrovert5068]

Lead in tech and innovation how? By reforming education system? By cutting regulation even if it means some consumer problems? It is impossible for anybody to do it without some natural advantages.

[@BogardanLord]

@@mrintrovert5068 natural advantages?

[@PeachDragon_]

Federalization is required for all of these things.

[@ArthAlexLp]

Energy independence? We have zero resources, even with nuclear we must rely on Africa to buy uranium

[@olliestudio45]

6. eliminate national vetoes (consider opt-outs as compromise) and increase power of the parliament 7. prevent 'fiscal dumping'

[@PuNicAdbo]

Middle east is not our beer. Ukraine is because it's our direct neighbor and part of Europe. This is where we should focus. And like everyone here agrees. We need to be one force not 27

[@MT-xf5rq]

I agree. And we can't do anything to the middle easte. That is a lost cause. Who ever has gone there, has cursed the day they went in. I think we should close our self of from them.

[@markojovanovski3372]

Eliminating the veto would also finally allow EU expansion. As balkan countries would stop using it for nationalistic purpouses

[@G_Kchrst]

Just to remind you, Netherlands and Austria used VETO against Romania and Bulgaria, for Nationalistic purposes. Everyone does it.

[@forzaazzurri1471]

Crazy how these western balkan countries that are still out of the EU have never used the Veto, but somehow we’re already blaming them in advance. They’re not even members of the EU yet. This is incredible 😂

[@0ptic0p22]

its already a borderline dictatorship why u wanna take away countries rights and fill them with third world loosers(yes, idgaf about them anymore)

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

Except it only takes one EU member to veto this. So our current governments will have to negociate with the far right which wants to keep its exact promises. So it's far right or bust.

[@0ptic0p22]

@Hardcore_Remixer far right? ok bro opinion rejected

[@yazey91]

From France, we need to do that. In France we are in deep political crisis. I think it's the same in Germany. This is du to the lack of power of country with only 60 M people for France and 80 M people for Germany. We can't stand alone against power like the USA, China or Russia. We need more common policy now or we will be eaten by other bigger country. For f*** sake we already share so close political systeme and values. We are more left than the american with all or complexe regulation. We need to share the same regulation for them to be effective. No more France regulation that restrict or companies even more than EU legislation and who kill the industrie because people will simply bypass France.

[@Maaldaify]

As a French too, i completly agree.

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

The problem is that now we are feeling the effects of going full progressive for so long. We have polarized our politics and now the far right voter share is never going to shrink untill the far right parties get to govern without being held back by other parties. Now we can either allow it to happen or prolong this painful transition which is called political crissis.

[@cte4dota]

There is no alternative to Russian resources for EU. When people understand that maybe they will try to make partners of Russians instead poking them constantly.

[@runajain5773]

​@Hardcore_Remixeryeah people tired of progressive politics and left wing parties against far right party only possible that let far right to form govt .

[@Alex-bc1hx]

N'importe quoi 🤦 on a l'arme atomique,si les autres européen veulent exister a l'international il doivent accepter de se soumettre à la France

[@JoyousLightBeam]

there is no single "europe". you cannot make a federation out of peoples that don't want to be one.

[@mv6108]

Very good summary of the problems we're facing in the EU. It seems like Europe can pick one of 2 directions to deal with them. 1. Federalize so that we become 1 unified block, streamlining policy, defense, economy. 2. Bring EU (legislative) power to a minimum and go back to sovereign, almost fully independent nation states.

[@deeptoot1453]

2. please

[@angelg3986]

I voted for #2. Option 1 was attempted by Napoleon and Adolph and didn't end well both times

[@netizencapet]

Path to EU power: a unified capital market, massive increase in EU central spending, expansion of EU as a reserve currency, unified professional cert standards, unified health & ed spending.

[@josephmartin1543]

Exactly !

[@georgedevries3992]

Only the Emperor of Mankind can make Europe great. No one else can.

[@kazomazo6646]

Someone need to seriously lunch an initiative and a political party that aims to create a United European Union, fixing all the problems that Europeans thinks that are preventing us Europeans from being united as a super power state! I would happily donate money for that.

[@georgedevries3992]

A party? Gl finding such enlightened people. You need only one leader honestly for such a vision. A very charismatic and selfless one.

[@OneOnOne1162]

I do think there is an even deeper problem here though. Why do we need something like unanimity requirements? Because, at the end of the day, the EU has no sovereignity. The member states have sovereignty, and they hand over some of it to the EU as long as they want. But if they want to do something like make trouble, act unilaterally or leave the EU then they can do all of that whenever they want. This is a huge problem. Because if you get rid of unanimity while retaining this degree of autonomy, you run the risk of a country getting outvoted on certain issues several times in a row and eventually deciding to take oppositional unilateral action or even leaving the EU. At the end of the day unanimity can only truly be gotten rid of once the EU becomes a federal state with sovereignity and a clear, democratic mandate of its own. Which means a parliament which has the ability to initiate its own legislation, and an overall president who is singular and either directly chosen by the people in an election or chosen by parliament from among their own members. We need further democratization, then we need federalization, and then we can finally have an EU capable of acting in our collective interests effectively.

[@pipobscure]

Fundamentally the EU needs to become a federal union if it wants to be a global player!

[@definitlynotbenlente7671]

yes

[@thomasmerlin4990]

The aim should be to return to being innovative, competitive and productive without losing what makes us civilized such as universal healthcare and access to education. I hear many say that we should become like the USA, but this can only be good if we take the positive sides and not the negative ones such as their healthcare or their judicial system.

[@CharlemagnesSquire]

And this is why you fail.

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

Cancel the failed green policies. Kick out the unlegal migrants. Stop fighting every single country you deem a bully. We tied literal chains around our wrists. How do you expect us to do anything inovative when it is more expensive and less rewarding than moving to US and doing it there?

[@danix4883]

You can’t have it all, you have to sacrifice some things, this is what many people in the EU don’t understand

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

So how's it gonna be? Will you have the cake or will you eat it?

[@thomasmerlin4990]

@ logical fallacy of false dichotomy

[@michaeljf6472]

Most EU problems would be fixed by further EU integration/federalization

[@Curryking32000]

Its this that is causing the problems. Look at the rise of the 'far right' across Europe. There is a reason for that.

[@Xilir2009]

so true

[@PeachDragon_]

I'd even say all problems would be fixed if we became a united country. There's literally no downsides except for the fact you couldn't blame your neighbors for your own problems then, which is probably why we still aren't a country, which we should be.

[@sskb1191]

how many drugs did you take? unite under the EU?! these usuless brutocrtas who nobody voted inn? to make so taht we can distribute illegal migrants easier?

[@glittery_fairy]

The thing is if the EU gets more power and gets more centralised, if the government is bad there's nowhere to go. If a member state on the other hand has a bad government you can move in an instant Edit: I'm pro european federation though, I just don't want it to become the us. More regional power is good I think

[@FenryrGrey]

Make it simple: We should restructure the EU to one executive branch, which does everything any normal elected government would does. As the name implies this branch would handle the execution of mandates and represent the EU internationally. The parliament would have two chambers. The first chamber is the same as it now representing the population of the whole bloc. The second chamber consists of representative of the member states, with each country having 1 or 2 representatives, either chosen by the governments or elected separately. For policies to pass, both chambers would need to agree. Foreign policy decisions would require either a majority from both the people and the member states or a two-thirds majority in both chambers. This setup keeps things straightforward while balancing representation for citizens and countries, making the system more efficient and fair. I mean this is not rocket science and there are plenty examples in the real world how democracy works well with "efficient and effective governance" (as efficient and effective it can be). Yet, the emotions surrounding this issue can’t be ignored. A lot of people - if not most- feel uneasy giving up sovereignty and the rise of more nationalistic parties across Europe confirms this. Any attempt to reform would need to address this directly and the domains of responsibility for each level of governance (EU and nation-state alike) would need to renegotiated. As the presenter mentioned, it’s not necessarily Hungary or Slovakia acting as the biggest obstructionists here. France and Germany must decide whether they are ready to be part of the bloc for an united future or prefer to go their own way. Would not be off-brand for both of those countries to make it unnecessarily hard for every other European.

[@NoName-hg6cc]

It sounds....familiar. Not that I disagreed, it's worth talking such a solution

[@TgamerBio5529]

EU should stop playing soft and be more serious about its future including unifying and strengthening it’s defence industries to become less reliant on 🇺🇸 but still work with them as together we are stronger

[@spadaacca]

The timing of this video feels so wrong. The EU is literally falling apart with our divisions and diverging interests. Migration has brought back borders, there are literally opposing alliances within the union, and progress is stalled with disagreements and regulations. I’ve loved the EU and everything it has brought. But if it keeps going in this direction, I give it about another decade max.

[@MrAlexscara]

Europe seems unable to even pursue its own interests withIN Europe, never mind outside. The EU bureaucracy as a whole, and national governments (but for shocking few exceptions), seem to have all become ... Anti-European! Any politician or citizen who dares to defend European people, culture, traditions, or borders, is immediately somehow labelled as ... a bad person!?! This seems to both be a cause and a result of EU bureaucracy and individual European governments being compromised by and made to work for global financial interests, and therefore AGAINST their own people.

[@olliestudio45]

Conspiracies and bigotry. Bet you're a bot.

[@zorozyx1347]

Correct.

[@teyrncousland7152]

@@olliestudio45 You’re the only bot here. None of what he said was untrue or bigoted.

[@olliestudio45]

​@@teyrncousland7152 Dog-whistles are very real and populist fodder.

[@herrkolner7603]

​@@olliestudio45 gonna have a mooslem do with your daughter and if u dare ro to speak you'll be the racist one

[@otaviodiniz5934]

The central bureaucracy is too complicated and spineless to act decisively in the matters that matters the most. You're asking for the fulfilment of the idealization of De Gaulle and Adenauer, something that can't be provided by people like Ursula and Macron.

[@un_kn0wledgable]

Olaf Scholz will fix it with his forceful and visionary character! (do i need to say that was sarcasm, lol?)

[@mostlyright5384]

And hitler

[@nemrahofficial]

Shared financial system. 1 european stock market. Making investments in other EU countrie's companies easier. Tone down regulation. Focus on Economic cooperation.

[@Basileus-d1q]

No to toning down regulation, EU regulations often become a global standard and these regulations are one of its strengths, forcing even the biggest of corporations to bend the knee (Apple and USB-C), GDPR, Food Regulations, etc... to the benefit of EU citizens

[@Zyzyx442]

Yes we need focus on building a interdependent and efficient consumer and military industrial base, every country have different strengths that can make up for each other weaknesses. But sadly we Europeans think it's still 1999 and climate change is the most pressing issue we face, not war and economic malignancy.

[@Basileus-d1q]

@ I really want to go back in the history books and see who on earth thought it was a good idea for one state to be able to veto everything in the EU...

[@yoannbelleville7763]

@Basileus-d1q It made sense when the EU was founded. Back then there were only 7 member states, making it relatively easy to agree on common policies. The problem is, the union's founders didn't plan on it expanding to the length that it did.

[@reaperz5677]

@Basileus-d1q It was a good idea at the time - even one member veot-ing meant that something had to be re-negotiated. That kind of sucked for anyone wanting to join/change something, but it make economic, cultural and political integration much more thorough. Now it's just used as blackmail by Hungary (and Slovakia).

[@RafaelW8]

God, i can't stand von Der Leyen, Costa and Kaya Kalas. They couldn't pick worse people for the job if they tried. Nothing will change in the next 5 years.

[@just_inker2584]

Ukraine wouldn't have fallen, we would have just seen Winter War scenario. Also, it's KYIV.

[@jonkisby4871]

😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@NoName-hg6cc]

​@jonkisby4871 what it is, Ivan?😁

[@jonkisby4871]

@ Ah solid retort, straight in with the name calling and labelling. If you think Ukraine would have held out this long without western arms and ammunition then you are delusional. Have a look at the production capacity they have, its nowhere close to Russias. And I know, you will find this hard to stomach and most likely lash out with another name calling, but I don't care for your feelings. I care for facts.

[@just_inker2584]

@@jonkisby4871 sorry, but the fact remains that Russia doesn't have any capacity, it's economy is collapsing because it focuses everything on the war, just like Trump said. While US provided only limited amount of supplies to Ukraine, with multiple limitations to "not escalate". Russia was never near close to conquer all of Ukraine, what it tried and tries to do is to gain influence over Ukraine.

[@jonkisby4871]

@@just_inker2584 You fail to look at the fact that if Ukraine had not received any support then it would have folded a long time ago. As I mentioned in my other comment, Ukraine does not have close to the production capacity or money to have fought this war for so long. Maybe Russia can not sustain this for that much longer but its an irrelevant point. The factual data will show you that Ukraine has borrowed and been given huge amount of money and military supplies and is still losing territory daily. Further point, I do not care about your feelings and neither do the facts :)

[@PeachDragon_]

We must federalize

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

We must descentralize and only allow EU to interfere in terms of economy because right now you will not get a single inch further against the far right. Even the young tend to vote right wing more and more.

[@rikavid]

Indeed; with a swiss-style governance with a lot of representation and political power given to the people through referendums we can finally direct investments more efficiently, unite on the defensive front and play ball with the US and China instead of just being the problem child, sadly it won't be for a while especially with far right nationalists in power, because a united europe means forgoing individual states and sharing a language (probably english since most people in europe already speak english with their native language).

[@johnrodgers2018]

That would require ndividual referendums and I can see some members voting no and leaving the EU

[@michakrynicki7299]

No we do not why woud we were not same pepole

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

@@johnrodgers2018 Pft, haven't you learned how EU works? Vote untill you get it right 😂

[@damiang4787]

We should start from building European Nation. As long, as we teach children that they are Germans, Poles, Greeks, etc, instead of teaching them that they are Europeans, we stand no chance.

[@ASG-s5y]

a big step in EU reform would be if the European Council will be transformed in a single executive presidency, directly elected by the citizens (being more democratic) that would conduct the eu foreign and defence policy, alongside an eu government made up by its president (chairman, prime minister) and ministers, heading the economic and domestic policy and being responsible to a fully legislative body (lower house), in a fashion similar to the semi presidential system

[@Paerigos]

No- This will never be accepted by Scandinawia, Poland and in essence north which is based on viking parlamentary systems.

[@ericstan8696]

Yeah, having a German president forever, because they're a big chunk of the population, or an eternally slavic one would be great. 😂 Eurovision is a good example of why this would be a complete shit show. Sounds good on paper, but we're a multi ethnic union, not to mention the east/west divide would only cause more friction.

[@ASG-s5y]

@Paerigos poland does have a semi presidential system, as well as finland, even though it is a weak presidency

[@ASG-s5y]

@ i know your worries and i find them really plausible. but lets say that each party will enter the presidential race with a candidate of one or another nationality, sometimes maybe none of them german at all. i find really hard that in tiktok related apps era one country will vote for a candidate only because of the same nationality and will reject any other opinios behaviors ideeas agendas about that person (as each party and candidate represent a different way of thinking, not even in a country a person is favored by all). that s just my humble oppinion (ps as an easterner, we mosty look at westerners with great admiration and as a way to go😃)

[@JonasKrl-h3e]

@@Paerigos You don't speak for them, especially now that we are under pressure. Apart from fellow Europeans, there are no allies.

[@DaveBP2187]

Nope. Given its strategy to be behind the US and its double standards in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, media, narrative, economy (and some other relevant aspects of geopolitics) the EU is not a trustworthy or relevant actor on the world chess, let's put it in that way. I can't say I'm absolutelly happy about it since it was my home for a while but I'm not sad either. And unless many things change upthere I wish you people don't recover.

[@JonasKrl-h3e]

@@DaveBP2187 It's good you left; now there are more people who want to improve our European situation.

[@martinmichaelmonz2717]

I keep repeating this because it is a crucial question for our future: if Europe is to withstand the increasingly intense external and internal pressures, it is essential to promote the idea of a European Federation. The geopolitical order of the past is definitively dead, and a divided Europe is becoming an easy target for imperialist strategies aimed at weakening our continent and disrupting its unity. If we want to preserve our sovereignty and secure Europe's dignified position in the world, we must act immediately. The best inspiration for a future European Federation could be the Swiss model of federalism. This system perfectly combines centralized governance with a high degree of autonomy for individual regions, thereby respecting the diversity and specifics of the federation's parts. This balance could be the key to creating an effective and functional European Union that can respond to the challenges of the 21st century. However, federalization alone is not enough. To stand up to the growing competition of global powers, it is necessary to invest massively in modernizing our economy, technological progress, and educational system. Europe must lead the way in key areas such as artificial intelligence, green technologies, energy independence, and digitalization. Without these steps, we risk losing our competitiveness and becoming dependent on decisions made by other global players. The current developments in the world also show us that a disunited and weak Europe is an easy target. From the war in Ukraine, which revealed our dependence on energy resources and weaknesses in defense capability, to the aggressive policies of the United States, which are increasingly focused on their own interests at the expense of their allies - everything signals that we must take greater responsibility for our future. A prime example is the case of Denmark, where the administration of Donald Trump sought to impose geopolitical demands with an "us without us" approach, seriously undermining the principles of international law and the sovereignty of European countries. The federalization of the European Union would mean not only strengthening our unity but also creating a new, modern structure that would allow for faster and more efficient decision-making. A common European defense, a strong economic strategy, and a coordinated approach to technological development would enable us to become a true global player, not just a peripheral part of great power games. Europe is at a crossroads today. Either it remains fragmented and vulnerable to external pressures, or it unites and becomes a driving force of history. Federalization is not a loss of national sovereignty, but its transformation into a higher level, allowing us to better protect our interests and values. It is time to overcome hesitation and ideological disputes. Only a strong, cohesive, and modern Europe has the chance to thrive in a rapidly changing world and secure prosperity, stability, and security for its citizens.

[@PeachDragon_]

I 1000% agree

[@KedAR_48]

My man. The EU is comprised of 27 states. Each of them has their very own thing, called "national interest". Another fact - the EU's top dogs are France and Germany. Biggest economies, biggest soft power, biggest influence, in EU as well. Now tell me: are both of the European powerhouses making policies that are beneficial to the EU? No. Are the smaller states, for example Hungary? No. Are these very countries using their power to have the strongest influence within the EU? Yes. Are the bureaucrats chosen with their help willing to realise their national interest over the European one? Yes. Is there even a European interest? Not really. Federalization with the consensus of all the member states is impossible, for all of them believe their national interest is more important than cooperation within the EU. This creates lack of trust between them, makijg it even less likely to happen. The only other option to federalize is through strength. If either France or Germany (both of whom are currently in multidimensional crisis) pushes federalization forward, it will be seen as a forced leap. In the best scenario the distrust between memberstates is even larger, in the worst - the "New EU" is seen as a neo-French/German hegemony. If we want Europe to federalize, we should abandon the strategy of "leaps" wnd instead try organic work: slow and barely visible, but important, eliminating of socio-economic problems that we are facing, promoting open and inclusive stance towards other EU countries, etc. Only when memberstates view eacg other as trustworthy, they can create a unified overall policy concerning foreign affairs. And only then, as the national interests will share most points with the European one, these memberstates will be willing to consider federalization. Sorry, this ain't no video game, in which a couple of clicks and strong armies sre enough to make an European Utopian State.

[@marin8141]

​@KedAR_48 I wish i could say i agree But the far right is running loops around the EU currently And they are doing it in those leaps Theres a chance the EU will die off in a year or two Let alone a decade We don't have time for organic growth anymore

[@KedAR_48]

@@marin8141 then, according to your comment, the only option for a united Europe is through force. And if that's the case, I don't want to live in Europe dominated by France, Germany or any other state for that matter. Forceful unification was attempted before, through hegemonic projects of Napoleonic France and both the IInd and IIIrd Reichs.

[@zorozyx1347]

​@@marin8141 By force?

[@L1ghtningg1]

The germans said it over 120 years that Europe will not be able to survive the next centuries if it does not unify,it would fail to compete against US,Russia and other giant countries,and so far those words still hold true!

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

(But it wont be!) Most of your citizens dont have the stomach for it.

[@zorozyx1347]

lol

[@Helmut-pdh]

The main question lays in the executive power. The member states should give up some of their agencies to EU agencies.

[@DonHrvato]

No time to lose, act now

[@gcacciap]

As an Italian, I believe that countries like France and Germany, which harbor dreams of grandeur, must abandon those aspirations and consign them to the dustbin of history. Otherwise, they risk ending up like the UK, which still clings to the illusion of its former empire. It is time to create a unique federated state-one that is greater than the sum of its individual member countries-with its own president and parliament, similar to the United States. This is necessary because individual European nations are too weak to counterbalance the influence of global powers like China, Russia, and the USA. Apart from Ukraine, we see how Trump is dealing with Denmark about Greenland. The EU, as it stands, has grown weaker both economically and technologically. The best cars and mobile phones now come from China, access to space is predominantly controlled by the USA, and we must not overlook their dominance in social media and artificial intelligence. Moreover, we rely heavily on East Asia for the production of microchips. If a crisis were to disrupt that supply chain, Europe could face catastrophic consequences. To address these challenges, we need a unified capital market and shared debt. We might even consider adopting a common language, such as Esperanto. After all, in Italy, the Italian language was only widely adopted after television became commonplace in the 1950s and 1960s.

[@just_inker2584]

You fail to realize that Russia isn't global at all

[@user_Esq]

The US had the same approach as von der Leyen - ignoring violations of international law. Not really a good example to follow.

[@KukharyshynOleh]

Having 27 veto vote possibilities in a council is so dumb.

[@Burpingtogheter]

The main problem with the EU is that there's a number of members that are taking advantage of the others. The EU is tough and bullish in internal affairs, they take swift and precise action when not bailing Greece out, not helping Italy with the immigration problem, fucking over farmers with their CAP, not fixing unemployment in some of its member countries, etc... But they take their sweet time when addressing France's colonies, Germany's coal, the brain drain, etc...

[@zorozyx1347]

Because they are elitists, globalists, and only care about things that stem from their ideology. They are not interested in anything else.

[@ogvidoff462]

We already passed that point it's too late for us. Open your eyes

[@misticthanatholog5651]

Dont shit yourself

[@markdowding5737]

I suggest you all to read a Politico article called "How Charles Michel waded into a minefield in Nagorno-Karabakh". It illustrates quite well the disunity within the EU and the incapacity of the EU to assert any form of geopolitical influence in these sorts of world conflicts. Sadly, I don't think this will improve any time soon.

[@VillaDish]

One of my favourite videos yet!

[@PeachDragon_]

We need to start talking to each other before we talk to the rest of the world. We must present a united front, and this requires internal communication BEFORE our politicians just go around speaking on the union's behalf

[@CroatianUltraNationalist1]

never going to happen

[@NoName-hg6cc]

​@CroatianUltraNationalist1Says you

[@SwordQuake2]

It SHOULD be

[@alex990ism]

well, the eu is a group of sovereign states that trade among each other and not a federation, and i doubt members applied to the eu so that they can lose their sovereignity later down the line. but the eu can reform itself to maintain it's members sovereignity, not compromise it's values, and adress all the issues it faces in the world

[@gregnorth6413]

Not so, pre EEC/EU, the primary aim is to be a Federal government. UK civil servants knew that and hid it from the public on implementation of Treaty of Rome??

[@alex990ism]

@@gregnorth6413 i don't give a fk, nobody voted for a federation when they joined, there was no stipulation anywhere when the eu was formed that it will be a federation, i don't care what some idiots intended

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

EU's values contradict sovereignty. EU must let go of the cultural area. It isn't like the EU will get a single inch on the far right. Last I checked it took a constitutional c()up to keep a far right individual from becoming Romania's president and now he's booming in popularity. Germany? Disolved parliment and waiting for reelections only for AfD to get more votes. The far right is here to stay.

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

​@@gregnorth6413 Oh, so it was a secret? Why wasn't it a federation right away?

[@gregnorth6413]

@Hardcore_Remixer ask those who deliberately kept it from the public. Research UK PM Ted Heath....

[@welshed]

The EU is small, unimportant countries propped up by Germany and France and soon, Germany won’t be able to do any propping. France won’t be willing or able to lead the EU alone, so the whole thing is doomed.

[@dejabu24]

If the states are weak a new european government can emerge and take over democratically pf course

[@marin8141]

How much do i bet you're a Russian bot

[@unstoppable5357]

Ok ivan now go back to drinking

[@teyrncousland7152]

@@unstoppable5357 Maybe you should stop drinking and face reality, instead of accusing others of being ivans

[@grangelis]

2:27 The structure is not the problem here as most European countries have a similar setup i.e. Commission President = Prime Minister, European Council President = President or Monarch, High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs = Foreign Affairs Minister. The three roles are clear enough but it is almost impossible to unite 27 different voices to deliver 1 message!

[@RobinTorrekensTravelVlog]

Every EU citizen should at least subscribe to your channel and hopefully a lot of them would join your opinion because now so many don't know the problems there are and or we might face.

[@forzaazzurri1471]

This is exactly right. This channel serves its part in being a forum for European citizens to discuss information and common goals.

[@teyrncousland7152]

As a European citizen I think not.

[@RobinTorrekensTravelVlog]

@teyrncousland7152 Enjoy being in the dark

[@Kssysiek]

Consensual decission making is the glue you cant simply take it away or the entire thing falls apart, the problem is the lack of procedures to root out bad faith players. EU members will never be fine with german tyranny in the original meaning of the word, and besides germany doesnt even play for the team in the first place, it colludes with global players under illusions of grandeur making a fool of themselves.

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

France does similar things, understandably

[@NoName-hg6cc]

And those behavior must stop, it doesn't make Germany or France stronger

[@eduardogalhardocampos4633]

Even in Lisbon, We do need this.

[@fedethefico]

Great as always

[@ogrig3430]

We need USE but with less presidential power.

[@EstrogenCubing]

It was not a respond Cutting of vital resources and starving a population is not "called" a violation of international law IS A WAR CRIME

[@2memeornot224]

Holding civilian hostages is a war crime. Civilians helping hamas move and abduct hostages was a war crime. You don't feed your enemies when they want to exterminate you

[@joelhc9703]

Get rid of the European Commission and the European Union, keep the European Community with sovereign States and free markets as it started.

[@ito726]

This sponsorship really should have been announced at the start of the video.

[@dominictemple]

Speaking as an Englishman who voted against Brexit, all these bugs are in fact features in the minds millions of Europeans. Also, comparing the US response to the EUs over Ukraine is beyond silly, one is a sovereign nation that’s is the world’s largest military superpower, the other is a close knit trading bloc between lots of sovereign countries with different interests and levels of influence who have all relied on the US as military guarantor until recent history.

[@junbog]

Federation is the solution

[@pulse833]

It could.

[@frank-ko6de]

It's not going to happen , especially with the larger countries like France, Italy or Germany. This is not Switzerland. You are better off being a concentrated Alliance with shared powers.

[@junbog]

@@frank-ko6de Shared powers is what Federation means

[@frank-ko6de]

@junbog in a federation, the federal government has the executive and executive powers, not the states within that federation. States like France, Germany, Italy and Spain are not doing that anytime soon. If anything, they're in the EU only because they know they get to control it at the expense of the smaller states. Keep dreaming while not knowing what you're talking about. The EU,at best, is a business treaty Alliance, now trying to work as a political alliance. That was not it's original design or intention.

[@junbog]

@frank-ko6de I dont know what to answer, but just no

[@buraflaviu6133]

definitely we need federalization asap , this is coming from a conservator ! It's obvious that the benefits would surpass the costs.

[@johns2290]

So let's try a tiered EU thing: tier 3: European Alliance (access to the single market etc. but no Schengen) tier 2: European Union tier 1: United States of Europe Countries start in tier 2, whoever wants can join the more federal tier 1 or move to more independent tier 3 (UK???). Countries outside of Europe could also join tier 3

[@PeachDragon_]

This would make sense if unifying wasn't the only option we have for survival. The plain truth is that this is an era of superstates and wars for territory, the only way europe survives and even thrives is if we become the USE, the tier system would simply be an obstacle to our collective interests, same as it is right now. I think we should just have tier 1 and tier 3, so that we can include non-european partners in a wider intercontinental alliance, kinda like a bigger EU where the current EU is a fully unified member state and the other states are independent allies and trade partners such as canada, new Zealand, Australia and so on.

[@oosidewalkoo]

USE won't work. But an European Confederation of Member States could work.

[@williamfra]

​@@oosidewalkoo I'm not sure a confederation is a good idea because it fosters conflicts of interest. Historically, what often happens is that countries with more power impose their will until a rebellion forms and creates a civil war. In fact, many federations today are the results of these civil wars (US, Germany, Switzerland). The problems we see today in the EU are of the same nature than that of these past confederations and while I don't think a civil war is possible today, I fear a complete disintegration is. Only a federation can stop this from happening.

[@reaperz5677]

There should be no "tier 3". We already have Schengen and the EEC as separate organizations, further fracturing it is unnecessary. Also, tier 1 would be "The European Federation", not "The United States of Europe". I really don't get why "federalization" automatically is associated with America. You people know that there are other federal countries, right?

[@oosidewalkoo]

@@williamfra wrong. A Federation means to force the others IMMEDIATELY under everything. This will be FAILURE from the start. A Confederation works and worked for the countries you stated up-there there was a "conflict of interests" whatsoever. No. A Confederation is the only way given its structures. There can be no "Federation" without a "Confederation of states" first. But personally I'd be the happiest to see a "Federation" to work from the start if we have the will and might. But it won't work like that because we need to follow some steps first.

[@St1v-006]

Imagine what we could do with the money we send to neighboring conflicts.Our european taxed money is going to wars that do not concern our european interests instead of strengthen our union.

[@zeissiez]

US: Jump! Europe: How high?

[@wvvwwvwvv]

Unfortunately very true, but do you see that as the fault of the US (who, as all nations do, act in their own self-interest) or the fault of Europe's politicians failure to strive toward functioning independently and in its own self-interest?

[@lipingrahman6648]

A most obedient and loyal breed of dogs. The Europeans instinctively know who their owners are.

[@zeissiez]

@ I won't even say it's for the benefits of the average Americans. It's always a game amongst the elites.

[@aodriseu]

Well not really. Maybe some politicians, but ask people what they really think. We had a situation in Adriatic sea where US military was there doing some exercies (they wouldn't be there if it was up to me) and they torn a fishing net of a Croatian fisherman with some device of theirs. So when the military came to collect their device the fisherman told them to fuck off until they paid for the damage. And they did. So thats that, don't screw with people.

[@TurkishDebater]

The frog and scorpion metaphor applies to the EU and Israel diplomacy. The EU should focus on consolidating Europe before supporting any other country.

[@wvvwwvwvv]

Said the person in another country...

[@TurkishDebater]

@wvvwwvwvv 1. Did you call the EU a country? 2. We border the EU, are in NATO, and have (suspended) accession process with the EU. We know what's best for the Union for obvious reasons.

[@PeachDragon_]

​@@TurkishDebaterturkey is European as far as I'm concerned, speak your mind brother, you are right.

[@TurkishDebater]

@PeachDragon_ appreciate the inclusion brother. Also, I just realised that the guy who replied to my comment is an American, which is quite ironic that he cares about the (territorial) integrity and (political) autonomy of the EU.

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

​@@TurkishDebaterwhy? Because of Trump? As if Europeans aren't incessantly commenting on US politics.

[@johnsmithers5044]

Less bureaucratic stagnation from Brussels and even less political leading from Germany and France would help Europe a lot.

[@antoniusschubert]

I would like to add that after the US, Germany is the biggest supporter of Ucraine, already spending billions of Euros in aid

[@himankraoyadav369]

Make a video in this series ..eu as an Indian style federation Spoiler indian federation has strong parliamentary central government

[@undertone2472]

The problem with the EU is that it started as a trade block. It started as the European Economic Community (EEC). Hence on the Economic. So it was designed from the start to be a nation, its not organized that way. It was designed to tie the European nations together economically so they would be less likely to go to war wirh each other, but designed to maintain national sovereignty. Then EU is this odd middle ground between a Economic trade block and kinda a nation with all the extra powers it has, but its not fully there. Its a crippled super national organization with out a military of its own. So its going to be limited in influence. And its memeber states, especially today with all the hypernationalism will never give the EU even more power.

[@sigurdjensen195]

I find 2 presidents to be a good idea

[@rafavince]

They also think so, especially with the salary and benefits they hand out

[@warlord733]

I would be interested in seeing a european federal state, but its already hard enough to get the heartland western countries to agree. It will be basically impossible to get the three seas initiative countries to help, you would probably have to leave them behind for a while

[@angemalaurie6074]

I think you are right to aknowledge that France and Germany (i'm french btw) wont abandon their diplomatic foreign policy power. I think that curently we need to give more power to the EU to be a more impactfull power but Countrys still need to be able to have their own army and send them to use when they deem it nescessary but millitary power could also be given to the EU with a common EU army on top of that, giving the full comand of french army to someone that may not have been validated by the french people would only push french people toward independance wich would be good for no one.

[@Paerigos]

Well - the guarantee that all EU members will be obligated and actually WILL go to war to protect absolute territorial integrity of Estonia against Russia by and all means avaiable to them by full mobilization. Can you guarantee that? That not a single centimeter of territory of Estonia will ever be ceeded to Russia and all Russian demands (like how to treat the 800 000 soviet war criminals who still remain in Baltics) willl be refused?

[@NoName-hg6cc]

Well,NATO chief isn't always French, is he/she? Yet French stays. This is the thing, it doesn't matter where you from, which country in EU, we are all in together. If French cannot let go of their ego, there is not future for any European, them included

[@angemalaurie6074]

@NoName-hg6cc france has left the combined command structure of nato so this isnt the best example, and ultimatly france would still need to comply out of their free will as Nato has no mean to enforce the treaty that bind france to help, france would help in a war but no american could force a french army to rush into enemy position if the president doesnt agree even if we join the war

[@mambocosmo]

Eliminating the veto vote is unfortunately impossible. Many member states have already anti-EU forces inside their countries and such a measure will be interpreted as loss of sovereign power internally, creating several tensions. I think however that within foreign policy such a measure could help in providing a quicker and coordinated response, even though even here national interests often come into play.

[@starbase218]

The problem with the French, is that they don't have a word for entrepre... Oh no, that's another one. ;) The problem with the EU is that it's a collection of states. It doesn't have a national idea. People feel Dutch, French, German, Austrian, before they feel European. That is why it's not like the US. The EU is more aimed inwards, on the single market, making laws for member states, protecting consumer and worker rights, etc. The EU wants to do the right thing. The US just does a thing, and does it decisively and confidently. They have so much influence that whatever option they choose is accepted. Except... maybe not in the case of Gaza. They do seem to have a hard time with that one now. And of course, sometimes it turns out they were really wrong after the fact (Iraq 2003 anyone?). But by that time the world has moved on. Also, when you have elections in the US, you have one new government, with a certain foreign policy (even though Trump's remains a mystery) for the next 4 years. In the EU we have 27 separate democracies that all hold elections at different times, and I think many countries have coalition governments as well, made up of several parties. So it's really not clear what foreign policy the EU as a whole has. I think this is why the EU becomes a bit of a... career politician apparatus.

[@Diamond-vy1lx]

I support the idea that the EU should try to do less but better. I would set 2 top priorities: 1. Fix the migration issues and establish cooperation on this issue between EU border countries and EU-friendly nations 2. Make a plan for energy independce until 2050 with 2 major points: For the short term, after Trump and Putin make the ukraine deal, get back on the cheap russian gas and then invest a lot into nuclear for the next 20 years with the hope to run on nuclear by 2050 (a good start would maybe be nuclear power development financing for the member states)

[@reaperz5677]

Getting back on Russian gas is a no-go. First of all, it's economic blackmail, we sort of had a similar plan before the Russian invasion, and we achieved fuck-all but get strangle-holded by Russia. Second of all, good luck convincing the majority of Europe to invest into Nuclear again. It's a done-deal, and re-investing into it now, when renewables seem to be a much cheaper/faster option, would be stupid.

[@germangr1014]

I absolutely agree ❤

[@CroatianUltraNationalist1]

europe will never be a global power because its not a country and that will never happen. we are not 1 people and we never will be because we all have different cultures, governments, ways of living and opinions. if a european country did happen that would mean france and germany have total control over the small nations. being allies is one thing but living in the same house is another

[@buraflaviu6133]

From a Balkan Nationalist to another Balkan brother I tell you also the Florida is extremely different from NewYork .They also have different laws in different states. Germany has different law for different lands . Why can't we in europe follow the same ? We just need to find a common approach to a federal government with limited powers like for Example on Defence , On foregn policy , On Health . YOu can keep finance , education, culture , sports to National States

[@anitaklein2630]

@@buraflaviu6133 because Americans were homogenous when they were federalized, we aren't. We don't share the same vision.

[@NoName-hg6cc]

​​@@anitaklein2630They were certainly not Yet they did

[@buraflaviu6133]

@@anitaklein2630 I agree if the extremist oligarchs (Ursula/MAcron/Scholtz ) that are ruling the EU now would drop progressive/destructive ideas like Green Deal, progressive taxation, Gender equality and come back to common sense would be easier , but we need to make the most from where we are

[@wysslukas]

The big countries just giving up their sovereign foreign policy and handing it over to a EU president is a bit much and conflates the issues of handing over power to the EU level and the structure of EU government. But a presidential system is probably not the kind of government that puts countries most at ease for handing over power to the EU. Istead you need a system that, while moving power up to the EU level, distributes the power more broadly than a presidential system can. Thus a parliamentary system with a EU Prime Minister or even preferably a parliamentary directorial system would be worth considering.

[@josephmartin1543]

Europe must build a simple,cheap and light electric car and truck, like the rikshaw Europe build by the millions after WW2 to rebuild the Continent, this time electric, until the EU economy has developed fully the new technologies in electric transportation and AI . Toyota makes their version of this rikshaw, the JPN electric. Europe must be united developing this basic electric transport, and building EU Capital Markets Union, and AI for Trade , learning from Open - Source DeepSeek. Europe has everything, it just must get together and do it .

[@jam6636]

San Marino is missinjg from the map Vatican City as well Spains: Ceuta and Melilla are not shown British Gibraltar is also not shown with its own borders.

[@Lord_Stig]

Dont see how we ever can be unified in topics like foreign policy and defence when we are so different and have different values. Love my fellow EU members but can't count on them to represent me or my country's vision or values. I mean we can't even agree on how to handle the war in Ukraine... And the risk is that the big countries just get more influence in the EU than they already have.

[@efilhgih]

The woke EU is the global virtue signaller🤣🤣🤣

[@SenorPenor1337]

You have no idea what you're talking about and you're likely the enemy within.

[@zorozyx1347]

🎯

[@Skyler827]

While federation would provide a lot of benefits, and would probably be better off if they did, I just don't think Europeans will sign up for it. at least not in the next 10 years. These kind of things can change over time. after another generation, there might be enough political trust that people would accept.

[@sooby6680]

Extreme bureucracy is what is keeping Europeans away from a common Europe identity 🇪🇺

[@HobbyFinn2]

EU is being dismantled.

[@anitaklein2630]

Absolutely NOT, I would never be comfortable with people not speaking my language and knowing nothing about my country making foreign policy decisions in my and my fellow countrymen's name. This is dangerous, the fact that one would even suggest such a thing is terrible.

[@Walker956]

give eu less power not more. the veto is a good thing. countirest themselves knows whats best for them not eu

[@zorozyx1347]

🎯

[@Andras_Orvos]

Question: Why should EU choose side on Israel-Palestine war? HAMAS is that caused the trouble and the people of Palestine can't or don't want to oppose them, but Israel crossed a few red lines as I saw. How should it have happend? Day 1: EU condems the terrorist attack. No question, no „but the Palestinians...” No! It was a terrorist attack! After that the countries on the side of Palestine should have been coordinated to help people of Palestine, but the other countries should have helped Israel to find those who are responsible for the attack. Separate terrorists from the people.

[@pedromarques9267]

The real questions is: would you fight for Ursula's wars?

[@chrisa.4022]

the question is bad, cause it assumes that all these little countries have any chance to fight if they get attacked... Spain today would probably lose even to algeria cause they have no spirit, so the conclusion is obvious that together you're always stronger, if ukraine was a part of a stronger eu, putin would never invade cause they struggle already, it's simple as hell.

[@zorozyx1347]

No.

[@tibi9230]

No

[@teyrncousland7152]

@@chrisa.4022 The question is fine and the answer is no. I would never fight for Von Der Leyen nor for Ukraine and I have nothing against Russia.

[@Mr_T_Hief]

Very simple. We can't. We are rotting from within. The afd in Germany, le pen in france, Fico, orban, lithuania abandoning Denmark. There are countless examples if one bothers looking. We will never be anything more than a trade block of conveniences. Whoever says otherwise is deluded

[@annecylevieux8965]

why she still has such power?

[@Xamufam]

The US has the opposite problem

[@casey203]

The premise of this video is incorrect. The EU is an economic union. It was never meant, nor does it have the democratic mandate to, involve all of Europe into military and geo political adventures. The EU is working as intended.

[@benjaminjmillberg]

The EU is an economic and political union.

[@teyrncousland7152]

@@benjaminjmillbergThat’s what the EU wants or pretends to be, but never will.

[@NoName-hg6cc]

​@@teyrncousland7152What it was since 1957

[@NoName-hg6cc]

It's not. EU was meant to be political since 1957, when it was born

[@parsashariati3903]

Canada! seriously? How's a NATO member bordering its strongest force is comparable to Ukraine? 😐 Apples and Onions.

[@khatack]

EU is about to get even simpler in a decade or so. I highly doubt the union will exist anymore in 2050.

[@zorozyx1347]

Possible.

[@kazomazo6646]

Then all Europeans are doomed!

[@unstoppable5357]

In 2050: EU won't exist in 2100!!

[@CroatianUltraNationalist1]

good

[@khatack]

@ Mixed bag. EU is corrupt beyond belief, but we kinda need it in order to have some say in the global matters.

[@amirhosseinhosseinzadeh7627]

Everytime Europe listned to Churchill, we won, every time we didn't, we lost badly. Let's give listen to him and go all the way in, United States of Europe!

[@frank-ko6de]

Proud states like Germany, France, Italy and Spain are not going to listen to you. Keep dreaming. HAHAHAHA?

[@CharlemagnesSquire]

Is this a joke?

[@dejabu24]

Churchill is the reason why we are in this situation, he capitulated to the US and the Soviet Union in 1940, then Europe became the junior partner of the US Britain’s former colony what a humiliation

[@frank-ko6de]

@dejabu24 you humiliated yourselves by getting into two world wars you could never afford, which only served to bring about a new world order that simply got tired of you toxic warring territorial nonsense. You essentially humiliated yourselves.

[@reaperz5677]

@@dejabu24 "He capitulated to the US and the Soviet Union in 1940" are you... joking? Do you know what was happening during the time? Do you know what significant GLOBAL event was taking place at the time, that directly threatened Britain and where Britain emerged victorious? I'll give you a tip, it starts with W, and ends with 2. I can sort of let that remark about Britain "capitulating to the US" slide, as Britain did form closer ties to the U.S. after the war (but it's grossly misleading, probably intentionally), but you implying that Britain "capitulated to the Soviet Union" is just straight up fucking nonsense.

[@Jonas_C137]

agreed! is it possible to reform the eu without having all member states to agree on the reform?

[@lukeporras1288]

On its face, no. But potentially a large majority of the member states could draft a new treaty with the reforms and just leave behind any state that disagrees. Thats pretty much how the US Constitution was adopted. The leftover states could either stay out of the new treaty or they might eventually join it to keep the old benefits of the union.

[@jarejare7489]

Why is every single conclusion you make in every single video a call to federalize EU? EU started as an economic block and it should stay as one. There's no need to expand it. Member states have different policies and worldviews for a reason. Why should we tell them what the state should think? Why should they do something that clearly sabotages their integrity, economy, etc..? Economic block was for what the states signed up, not "United states of Europe".

[@chrisa.4022]

Not every single conclusion that's 1, conditions have changed if you didn't notice, maybe you're still in the early 2000.... Time to wake up, either play together or get lost, there's no space for these little "nationalisms"...

[@SanguinariVampire]

Think like that if you want. But at how the world is moving EU and most of small countrys will not exist in 50 years . They will be under some rich guy like Musk autonomy or under other big country

[@zorozyx1347]

Because, this is a European federalist propaganda channel. This video was also sponsored by the Union of European Federalists. Guess why. They will not rest until Europe becomes the United States of Europe. They don't like dictatorship, but they are eager to impose it on small countries, just to create the United States of Europe.

[@jarejare7489]

@@chrisa.4022 I wasn't even there in year 2000 lmaooo. Yeah you're right, it's the one same conclusion.. And that conclusion has a lot of problems my G. And I agree on the "wake up" phrase as well. Time to "wake up" and realise that adding more byrocracy and inflating institutions won't save us.

[@chrisa.4022]

@ that's what these people want to end up with.

[@lipingrahman6648]

The EU is the modern equivalent to the Holy Roman Empire. A disjointed, frantic, nerveless body sputtering into the grave. At least since the continent is aging and dying it won’t be around for too long.

[@NoName-hg6cc]

Whatever you say, Ivan

[@lipingrahman6648]

@ Bangladeshi actually. And this applies to the Russians too.

[@durron_1]

🇪🇺 For the more United, Stronger and Effective EU! 🇺🇦

[@jerrelhurenkamp5251]

Soon

[@teyrncousland7152]

Never

[@maltek4945]

Europe is stronger and more United than the world thinks!

[@jonkisby4871]

Interesting to see the comments here are very much split on people wanting more or less integration. There should be an EU wide vote on whether people want more or less integration, do they want it to be a trading bloc or something much more. I would think people will vote against it, as people are way about giving the decision making power into the hands of a few people. However the EU does have so much potential, but needs to become more democratic, I do not like seeing Van der Leyen and company staying in positions of power for so long without there being real democratic votes on who should be in such positions. I also admit that I do not think they are capable of performing their roles properly and maintaining unity across the member states. Time will tell what happen, but I think we will see less integration in the future and less enthusiasm for federalisation.