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  • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldtoEurope@feddit.orgSo what now?
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    5 days ago

    Could be a way. Maybe in some decades, but not in the short term. Not sure Germany is the best example, as it was relatively recently unified. Unification and Splitting up, can be a charged subject too (Serbia & Moldova; Romania & Transistria etc. etc).

    Though splitting up countries in more automous provinces/cantons, would be a big plus for more direct democracy in the future, if and when people and local government can be trusted. which at the moment is a big “if”.



  • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldtoEurope@feddit.orgSo what now?
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    dominated by a few large member states.

    I do agree that the EU should be more democratic, it’s always annoyed me.

    You mean France/German EU axis? There’s also a positive discrimination/preference for founding & larger members. But since EU is mainly alot of smaller states and some bigger states, I mean the bigger ones do have more people (and money). How would you even that out?

    Seems though times are changing , i e. current Polish EU council presidency ( and their role in leading the House) and also Kallas.


  • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldtoEurope@feddit.orgSo what now?
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    5 days ago

    lot of citizens do want an European federation.

    Idk, I had assumed that, but negative votes on my lemmy posts, made me think differently… FYI, I did vote for Volt. Most local and international issues make sense. Plus, I specially like the difference in local en eu approach of that party.

    edit : according to the 2013 EU barometerinfo in wiki

    “44% of respondents support the future development of the European Union as a federation of nation states, 35% are opposed. The Nordic countries were the most negative towards a united Europe in this study, as 73% of the Nordics opposed the idea”

    Couldn’t find any more concrete data, just that 40% wants more co-operation in defense and so.


  • I recently saw several reports on the population of Donetsk & Luhansk. Seems that polls were falsified from the start of the invasion there, and also that right now a big majority of citizens (75%) in that region, wish to join Ukraine again. They now dislike their RuZ liberators. Anyone, seen something like this too?

    Edit: This info would probably have impact for the future border RF<> U.A. negotiations. The Krimm shows similar trends, but I imagine most know that already.