Ioana, Romania. On the question on what it means for Bulgaria to be part of the EU:“Joining the EU means for us the opportunity to travel, easy access to information, get to know new people and the world – that’s what we yearned for before 1989. The boarders to other cultures and languages disappeared. We…
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Uwe (l.), Romania. On how the EU could be improved:“For me, there are three essentially important things: Education, education and education. Without education people wouldn’t know which possibilities they have. Which problems they could cross. What they could do. What’s forbidden. Everything is dependent on education.”
George (r.), Romania. On how the EU affects his everyday life:“Europe has a daily impact on me, because I’m feeling as a European. I could well say that I feel Romanian, I could say I feel Greek or adopted by the Germans. But I choose to say that I am European. In the past I…
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Radu, Romania. On the question what he thinks is negative about the EU:“Even now, if you are working in a supermarket – let’s say carrefour – Romanian workers get 300 euros per month and the same worker in France gets 1500 euros per month and he does the same job. It’s not different in a…
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Georgi, Bulgaria. On the question how he would imagine an ideal state of the EU:“Above all, I wish there were no wars. That people are good to one another. I wish for love among the people!”
Neli, Bulgaria. Talking about her general opinion about the EU:“What I think is, that the EU will survive and should survive. And even if some of the earliest member states intend to have forgotten the initial reason they joined the EU, the newer members will remind them because all the new members know why they…
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Dimitar, Bulgaria. His general view on the EU:“My general feeling is definitely positive towards the EU. I am old enough to remember a time before and after the EU. I don’t think Bulgaria will be able to exist without being part of some kind of union. For me, in the current political climate, Europe is…
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Ilia, Bulgaria. Imagining the ideal state of the EU:“I imagine it growing and uniting more and different countries and ethnicities – and not limited to the borders of Europe. And in the end, whether it is a European Union or some other kind of union, what is important for me is that the limitations between…
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Vissaria, Greece. Talking about an ideal Union:“When there are countries with a lowest salary of 2.500€ and our lowest salary is 300€, it’s very difficult to call that a common action. There are huge differences between the member states! If all countries could be at the same level, if they could have the same incomes…
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Federico, Italy. On how to get to a United States of Europe: “The only thing that we can do is understand the diversity of the individual countries. The cultural differences, the different aspects… People are especially going to listen when it comes to their daily difficulties. I think this should be one of local politicians’…
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