Month: December 2018

People of Europe People of Europe we interviewed so far These are the people we interviewed on our journey so far. It’s been an amazing time with some very interesting people. We are extremely thankful for all of them to take the time and trust us enough to share their thoughts and opinions toward the…
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Silvia, Spain (Catalonia) Silvia is from Catalonia and studies law and economics “In my ideal European Union, the main principal would be understanding. We have shown how we can erase boarders between countries within the European Union, but I would say the next step is to actually, not erase them but, kind of soften them…
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Giulia, Italy. Talking about positive sides to the EU: “Thanks to my studies, I am aware of what the EU does. People don’t know that certain things are maybe possible only because of EU funds. They should make this more explicit, so that people understand it’s only possible because of the EU. It’s something positive…
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Carlos, Portugal. Talking about the EU’s negative impact on Portugal: “There are a few things that I think have had a negative impact. Some measures have destroyed our fishery. In the dairy industry, they do not let us produce what we could and should. The euro was also not well prepared, I don’t know whose…
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Mona, Ireland. Talking about power differences between European countries: “Well, if push came to shout, there is nothing we could do to change it, you know. We are a little island and we might have a little voice. But when you think of all the other countries, they are much bigger than ours. Germany, Italy…
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Felix Otto, Germany Our Felix, whose second name is Otto “For me the main goal for this trip was to better understand what’s going on in the world right now. What do people across the EU think about the current political situation? How did the people within these countries drift so far apart as to allow…
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Slowly but steady, our adventure feels like a regular life to us. Time for more adventure and new experiences! Just kidding. But honestly, we figured that now is the time for us to try new things where we need time and peace for. As I teasered here, in the previous post, we wanted to try…
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Meghan, USA, lives in Belgium and Netherlands. On the question how she imagines a perfect European Union: “My ideal state of the EU is that every person in the EU would be aware and accept that doing stuff together isn’t easy and is aware of the importance of figuring out how to do stuff together.…
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Andrew, UK, lives in the Republic of Ireland. Dreaming about the future of the European Union: “In order for the European Union to work effectively, everyone has to feel as part of the same family. So: Yes, I was born in Britain, but I’m European. Yes I was born in Germany, but I’m European. That…
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Maria, Spain, lives in England. Talking about how she would imagine an ideal EU: “I don’t believe in borders. And the European Union means that we have borders, but not so much. So that means, I can go to Germany and live there, if I want to. Or go to Amsterdam and live there for…
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