How Europe United - Against All Odds

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What if the European Union never existed? No common market. No open borders. No shared future. In this alternate timeline, Europe falls into chaos — with Communist governments, rival power blocs, and war looming on the horizon. From a fractured France to a dominant Germany and a resurgent Russia, this is the Europe that could have been. You won’t believe how close we came. The European Cultural Foundation has put together a list of events happening near you this Europe Day: https://europeday.eu/ And check out European Culture Foundation here: https://culturalfoundation.eu/ #EuropeDay #MyEuropeDayOff #CultureConnects #europeanculturalfoundation Support the Channel: 💁‍♂️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eumadesimple ☕ Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EUMadeSimple 📷 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheEUmadeSIMPLE Website: https://eumadesimple.eu/ Social Media: 📷 https://www.instagram.com/eu_made_simple/ 𝕏: https://twitter.com/EU_Made_Simple 📹 https://www.tiktok.com/@eumadesimple 👥 Discord: https://discord.gg/ccU4JSKAEy Other Languages: 🇬🇧 English: http://www.youtube.com/@EUMadeSimple 🇩🇪 German: http://www.youtube.com/@EUMadeSimpleDeutsch 🇫🇷 French: http://www.youtube.com/@LUESimplifiee 🇮🇹 Italian: https://www.youtube.com/@UEinmodosemplice 🇷🇴 Romanian: https://www.youtube.com/@UEinModSimplu 🇧🇬 Bulgarian: https://www.youtube.com/@ЕСОпростен 🇬🇷 Greek: https://www.youtube.com/@EE_APLA Sources: - Dark Continent" (1998): A world where the EU does not exist. France, Germany and Russia fight for influence over other European countries after the end of the iron curtain. The UK becomes a de-facto American states - Timothy Snyder, "Bloodlands" - Barry Eichengreen, "The European Economy Since 1945": No euro, no ECB. - Eichengreen, B. (2010). “Crisis and the Euro.” NBER Working Paper No. 15740. - European Commission (2010). “A comprehensive strategy for crisis management.” Source: Lane, P.R. (2012). “The European Sovereign Debt Crisis.” Journal of Economic Perspectives, 26(3), pp. 49–68. - Baldwin, R. (2009). “The Great Trade Collapse: Causes, Consequences and Prospects.” CEPR. European Court of Auditors (2012). “EU support for public investment.” - Walter, S. (2016). “Crisis politics in Europe: Why austerity is easier to implement in some countries than in others.” Comparative Political Studies, 49(7), pp. 841–873. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_nuclear_weapons_stockpiles_and_nuclear_tests_by_country