Taken from metareporter.nl Jessica Cheng, a first year university student from Canada, admits she is embarrassed about her lack of knowledge on the European Union, which currently comes from Twitter news updates. “We don’t really talk about the EU,” says Cheng. “There are more important issues for us, like what happens in the United...
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Canadian and European Students Have Shared Knowledge About EU
Mood swings in Baltic countries
Half of the Baltic countries’ population believes that their life was better 20 years ago. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the international recognition of the restored independence of three Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Twenty years ago these countries were re – establishing diplomatic relations and the main task was to...
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A spokesperson for unheard anti-EU sentiments
UTRECHT – The Dutch populist Party for Freedom (PVV) seems to touch a sensitive chord with its fierce anti-European rhetoric. But why does this message appeal to Dutch voters so much, for the small exporting country has always benefited from the Union. The Dutch don’t like Europe anymore. At least, that is what...
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Americans See Culture Loss in EU
Ask any American about their ancestrial roots and ready yourself for a bombardment of nationalities. Perhaps their family originates from Europe, in which case it inevitably becomes more complex. On my mother’s side, I am Irish, Polish, German, and Scottish they might say. While on my father’s side, I am English, French, Italien,...
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