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Feeling EUROPE Foundation
EUROPE, A FLOWING RIVEREUROPE, A FLOWING RIVER (1/7)
and beyond?
Feeling EUROPE Foundation
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Europe’s merits (postmodern era):
• peace, security and prosperity• single market (incl. approach influencing global companies)
• currency union• on education, the Erasmus+ programme• free trade agenda (largest trade power in the world) • reform of financial sector• agrees ‘2020 growth strategy’• largest aid donor in the world
All these merits are the result of common decisions of member states
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The European Union is seen as
the most successful integration
experiment of all time and the
largest area with a common
prosperity in human history
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You would think everything is
right with Europe.
But what image does the EU conjure up? And is Europe really functioning properly?
Standard Eurobarometer 82, Autumn 2014 (European Commission)
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Counteracting pressures / business to finish:
economics & money: Greece away from the brink and protecting the eurozone from economic and financial crisis; foreign & security policy: appeasement of conflict Ukraine_Russia, counteracting terrorism, a strict but fair migration policy, and more union in European defence;
energy & climate: integration of energy-markets, energy governance (European Agency), energy
demand, collaboration and coordination, and smart grids are in further progress;
humanitarian, institutional aspects, and European identity: Greece away from the brink, a modern construction of the European Union, strengthening, create perspectives for better human conditions, and build on and
spread
ideas for an European identity.
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True talks and narratives
about Europe
apps for Europe
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Step by step, and when needed using the concept of differentiated integration and approach of multi-level
governance, Europe is fixing its problems on economy,finance and in politics. Europe is on the road of more unity.But as we know, Europe is growing to search a form and
finding its way very often due to major setbacks.
“Only together we can make sure that the freedom of opportunities we have built in the last decades can be
there also for the future generations and for the present generations all around our borders”.
Feeling EUROPE Foundation
Thank you for your attention.
Any questions?
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