United States Of Europe

Will the EU evolve into United States of Europe?

Maybe in the future but even if it does it will not be like in the USA.Now, the question should be: Will the Citizens of EU want a central Government like in the USA?I can tell you right now, that many will say no.Why?1- Cultural differences between Countries. Just because we all use the same money does not mean I want to speak English, Germany or whatever…2- Two political parties like in US. Sorry, but I do like my freedom. I do not like to feed the same opportunistic bastards every 5 years.3- We are all European, but wait, I like to know that line is the frontier, of my OWN country even if I am free to pass it without any visa or been stopped by customs.4- I want a president and a prime minister that is from my country because some guy of another country could never understand the culture of my country because he came from a country that has a culture and a history completely different of mine.5- Some countries pay less or more taxes, or have more or less inflation. I do not want prices like in Germany where my paycheck cannot last 1 week, unless everyone in EU have a monthly “national” income of at least 1500€. (yes I know that is really hard to understand for an American, “Minimum National Income”, by law.6- My politics are not great, but there are countries where politics are worse then mine, then please, let me take mine, at least I can handle them every 4 years.All European, all friends, all free, but like the saying, “each monkey on his tree”.For better or worse, we already have a central bank, a central government, but it takes matters related with EU, the way I like it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it does not or at least it does not do enough.Also, the USA Gov, is a backward ideology from 200 years ago that is no longer logical in the modern world. Imperialism is what USA have, not Democracy ideology no matter how much you care to defend that you are free. You feeling free and been free is totally different.

Do Europeans want a “United States of Europe”?

No, I do not believe that they do.Many Member States have a very strong identity. Every Member State has its own very particular historical roots, language and culture. Therefore in terms of identity I do not think EU citizens easily identify their identity with the identity of EU citizens of a different Member State. The Union, although it is a political union, was primarily geared towards an economic union. I think that this still has a very strong hold on the way EU citizens view the EU. The beauty of the Union is that the free movement of persons allows a whole mix of nationalities who retain their identity even when living in another Member State. I witness this every day. In my country we are inundated with nationals of other Member States who live and work here (Swedes, Dutch, Belgians, Romanians, Italians etc). They have integrated well and we are very used to hearing languages other than our language in the streets. They learn about our culture but still retain theirs.Politically speaking, I do not believe that the Member States would like to transfer more of their sovereign powers, which they have already transferred, to the EU. Each Member State has its own constitution etc, and way back in 2004, when the Constitutional Treaty was proposed, it failed. This was mainly because the French and the Dutch rejected the treaty for fear that it would take over their own national constitutions, broadly speaking. Also, other Member States were prepared to hold referenda. Now, having said this, the present treaty, the Lisbon Treaty, has still retained a very large part of the provisions contained in the Constitutional treaty but, funnily enough, terms like ‘minister’, ‘anthem’, ‘flag’ and the provision stating that EU law has primacy over domestic law were removed. The latter was incorporated as a declaration rather than a provision in the treaty.This reflects the attachment that the Member States have to their national identity.

Will Europe become the United States of Europe by 2025?

In broad outlines, I think this is the goal of many EU advocates. Whether it will come to be, especially in the current nationalist/ethnic divisiveness and the right-wing gov’ts in Hungary and Poland, is of course another question.I think the EU advocates know their American history. The US in 1775 was a bunch of independently governed colonies; in 1783, with independence, a bunch of independent states, bound by a weak Articles of Confederation. The 1787 Constitution was an attempt to bind the 13 states more closely together; but it was dicey whether those binds would hold — there was much talk of secession by different states — until the Civil War generated a United States in which state secession or state nullification was not permitted.The possible parallels to Europe are overwhelming, although most EU supporters would prefer to not have a stage of Civil War.To me, the US is an interesting model of state-building, where independent units gradually make stronger and stronger national ties. Of course, the US required a great civil war because its unity was secure.But, as I said, whether the unifying of the EU will generally continue, or whether ethnic separatism and far-right nationalism derail the process, is a question for only human action and then history to resolve.

If there was United States of Europe, what would be its capital city?

So in this scenario the EU has become a single nation and needs a solution to the capital situation. There are a couple of ideas that come to mind.Brussels becomes the capital of the USE(United States of Europe) The reasoning behind this is that the European Parliament is already based in Brussels so it would probably be one of the easiest locations as most everything is already set up.A referendum is held to decide where the capital should be. The European people are given a ballot with multiple large cities that are suitable and have been chosen by the governments. Population could make it biased but still an idea. Berlin, Paris, London, Madrid and Rome may be some of the cities on the ballot.A brand new capital is built from the ground up. This idea makes sure that other States of the Union won't become jealous as the City would be it's own entity. Almost Identical to the United States with Washington D.C. A centralized location would be chosen...my vote goes for either Germany or the Czech Republic as they are both in the middle of Europe.The capital changes every couple of years. The capital would move from multiple suitable cities every say, 5 years. This scenario would be quite costly and probably not the best idea but if done right, I believe it could work. The chosen,.“Capitals,” all have government buildings already so with a bit of work they could be ready to hold the European Parliament.My thoughts. I believe that London would not be a good place for the capital. It is seperated from the mainland which is quite a biggie. It is like having the U.S. capital on Hawaii….okay, maybe not exactly like that but similar...kinda. It is just probably a better idea not to put it there unless you want to build the Great English Channel Bridge. Oslo, Sweden, and Helsinki are also probably not the best ideas. I'm not saying they couldn't work, I'm just saying it wouldn't be as practical. Don't get all offended, this is just my two cents on the subject. This is a fictional scenario and should not be taken to heart. If you liked this answer please upvote or comment on something you believe I should add. I will give you credit. Thanks for reading and have a nice day :D.