The word top heavy and EU support

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According to a new study, most Europeans believe the EU could fall apart within the next two decades.

Research published this week showed that levels of support for membership of the European Union are high – but so is pessimism about the future of the bloc.

The survey, conducted by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and YouGov, had more than 60,000 respondents across 14 EU member states.

It found that in every member state except Spain, the majority of voters believe the EU will fall apart within the next 10 to 20 years.

In France, 58% of respondents said it was realistic that the bloc would collapse within two decades, with 57% of Italian and Polish voters agreeing to that. Even in Spain, 40% of respondents said it was a realistic possibility that the EU could fall apart.

The data showed that most Europeans saw the collapse of the single market as the biggest loss should the EU break down, followed by free travel across borders and the freedom to live and work in other countries.

A European war?

Significant proportions of people surveyed also said a war between EU countries was a realistic possibility over the next decade.

Austrians were most likely to believe a European war was possible, with 38% saying it could happen within 10 years, followed by 35% of French respondents and 31% of Romanians.

The belief was also particularly strong among younger people. In Austria and Romania, half of those aged between 18 and 24 believed a war between EU members was possible, while 46% of the youngest respondents in France agreed.

According to the report, there was a greater tendency to hold this belief among supporters of far-right parties, particularly Rassemblement National in France, the Freedom Party of Austria, the Party for Freedom in the Netherlands, Jobbik in Hungary, and Golden Dawn in Greece. However, many who supported mainstream parties also thought a European war was possible within 10 years, the study found. 

The E.U has created tension itself in the past by unfairly targeting countries they feel it's ok to criticize and they have failed to do so with countries considered as friends despite a few of these countries having violent reactions to citizens. You may remember Catalonia and the persecution of Palestinians. The E.U has mooted the idea many times of a European army. What does that mean if not war? If you do anything you need a reason. Nothing is done for nothing. So an army needs an enemy. Who is the enemy of the E.U? If you do not believe that think about American arms build-up. Who were they building against? You can also create an enemy that does not exist. The first world war had no visible enemies who were threatening sovereign nations but war erupted anyway.

Economic split

Across all the countries included in the survey, a minority of voters said they believed young people had more economic opportunities than older generations.

There was also widespread insecurity among respondents that they were doing less well financially than people living in other EU nations. In Greece, more than 70% of people felt they had fewer economic opportunities than people in other European countries, while just over half of respondents in Romania, Spain, and Italy believed they had an economic disadvantage. Italy, in my humble opinion, seems to do things without much sense or logic. The Euro created a situation in one night where the money the Italians had in the bank was worth half. I remember a video machine I wanted that the day before the Euro it was on sale for 100 Mila. The next day it was 100 Euro. That meant 200 Mila lire. That example, in a nutshell, was how Italians were sold down the river by their government. The Italians made zero protests but merely accepted what Rai told them about the Euro. Rai TV, like the BBC, is about propaganda. No honest journalist would tell you differently. The propaganda is lying by omission. (Yesterday we saw Rai broadcasts sympathizing with the Israelis but not telling you why Palestinians are launching rockets ).

The word top-heavy and EU support

The word top-heavy means that a company or any organization has too many people, this is as regards organizations. Most of the British who voted to leave complain about all the people they see as basically top-heavy are really doing very little inside the E.U especially E.U ministers who frequently do not attend meetings but expect to be paid. 

One is a famous Italian M.P. My own view on this is the same as my compatriots. My view is very simple. Why do we need an E.U parliament to further trade? Why can't we have a European agreement where we agree to not have customs and to not have to pay tax on imported goods with all the countries in the European Union. As regards the free travel of Europeans I have another idea. This idea is simple, for every European that wants to live in another European country then there is reciprocation. One for one. This would stop the mad rush to some places that have seen their own citizens pushed out of their own homes because of free entry into another European country. London is the prime example. An ordinary Londoner can't buy a home in his own city. 

It is not just European nations, but, but of an ordinary home is sky-high. You have to earn 14,000 euros a month to be considered for a home if you want to buy it which means a minimum salary of 145,000 a year in pounds sterling. There is also the argument that a strong E.U stops the war. This is not true. Most European countries are part of NATO and it is illegal to declare war on another European nation. 

So the point of the EU is basically only a couple of things that of helping out other European countries with a European fund paid for by all European countries. The point is why should the U.K pay for a school to be built in Italy? Or anything else. We could just have a basic agreement that any country threatened by hunger and national calamity would be helped by all European countries We could also agree to let young people go to another country for study. All of these things would resolve everything and no need for a European parliament. 

Earlier this month, research from Eurobarometer showed 68% of European voters outside the U.K. felt their country had benefited from EU membership – the highest level since 1983. The view was shared in all EU countries aside from Italy.

According to Eurobarometer’s report, close to 70% of respondents would vote to stay in the EU, with an absolute majority of voters in 25 member states saying they would vote to remain. A relative majority would likely be won in Italy, Czechia, and the U.K., researchers found. However, the number of respondents who said they were undecided on how they would vote in a referendum has risen, with respondents in Italy – where a third of people did not know how they would vote – the most uncertain in the EU.

1. Does the E.U really need such a big parliament? Think of an alternative

2. Do you think that the Italians made a huge mistake in accepting the Euro? Do some of your own research.

3. Does Brexit mean young people cannot study in the Uk?

4.Scotland wants to leave the Uk. Is this like Brexit but a potential disaster for the Scots. Do research.

5. Why do you think E.U residents think they have benefitted?

6. I applaud the British for wanting to leave because right or wrong they went against T.V propaganda. Do you agree?

7. Why do you think that there are many far-right groups in Europe?

8. In the article we have the phrase "Single Market " what does it mean?