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The European Union, combining its 27 member countries, has a population of about 450 million people, making it the third most populous sort-of country in the world.
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it's a detail but to be more precise the population of EU is about 510 million people in 2018.
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Be careful, I think you are taking into account UK population, but like said at the beginning of the video they are not taking into account the UK in the statistic since the Brexit is most likely to happen.
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It's the world's second largest economy by GDP...
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...and has the biggest single market in the world.
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But originally, the creation of the European Union was all about one thing: Peace.
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It begun with the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)
The Community was designed to "make war not only unthinkable but materially impossible" according to Robert Schuman's declaration in 1950.
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To confirm the sentence of Robert Schuman
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EU treaties and regulations ensure easy travel...
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...cheap telecommunications
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European institutions are not afraid to pick a fight with companies such as Microsoft, Apple or Facebook about fair competition, tax evasion or data protection.
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About a tax targetting the GAFAM, it seems EU has actually been scared :
"But on december the 4th, hindered both by countries providing low tax rates on companies, like Ireland, and by Germany, which fears possible retorsion US measures against its car industry, ministers of finances of the EU failed to reach an agreement about this tax."
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The EU became the world leader in terms of its global share of science researchers, and produces more than twenty-five percent of the world's research output, with only five percent of its population.
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"As a group, the 28 member states of the European Union are the most productive worldwide. Scientists authored 432 195 scientific articles, more than a third of world total (34%), representing 847 articles per million inhabitants."
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World shares of GDP, GERD, researchers and scientific publications for the G20, 2009 and 2013
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This disconnect has also led to an ever-shrinking voter turnout over the decades.
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More transparency and accountability are desperately needed if the EU institutions want the trust of their citizens.
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Report 2015: Lobbying in Europe: hidden influence, privileged access
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Currently, the EU is still shaken by the refugee crisis of 2015.
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Some countries have accepted far greater numbers of asylum seekers than others.
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Some argue that Europe let in too many immigrants, with a different culture without strictly demanding integration.
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Others argue that immigration is not the problem, but that racism and discrimination of immigrants is preventing integration.
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If combined today, the militaries of EU members could form an effective defensive force and be the third largest military in the world.
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National Defence Data 2013 - 2014 and 2015 (est.) of the 27 EDA Member States
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Research has suggested that joining the EU has left most new members with an average of a twelve percent higher GDP than if they had remained outside.
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Economic Growth and Political Integration: Estimating the Benefits from Membership in the European Union using the Synthetic Counterfactuals Method
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The cost of one hour of work in an EU country ranges from four euros an hour to forty euros an hour.
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Labour costs in the EU: Hourly labour costs ranged from 4.1€ to 4€ in 2015
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Some countries have large industries and strong exports while others focus on services, tourism, or natural resources.
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Shares in economy for fishing
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Shares in economy for tourism
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Euro is the common currency of some but not all of these countries.
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Indeed, only 19 of the 28 countries of the European Union have adopted Euro as a currency
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