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THE PURPOSE OF THE EU
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→ On #ArmisticeDay, let's also remember peace • ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ช๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ • Today is Armistice Day, also known as Remembrance Day, when we commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts. • Of course, we must never forget those who gave their lives in service to our country. • We especially owe a great debt to all those who helped to save this country - and the rest of Europe - from the terrible onslaught of the Nazi regime in the Second World War. • But as well as remembering all those who fought so hard and valiantly during times of war and conflict, we should also remember all those who worked so hard and valiantly to help to avoid wars and conflicts. • The European Economic Community – later to be called the European Union – was started in the aftermath of the Second World War with one purpose alone: to achieve lasting peace between its members. • That was the passionate resolve of those who are regarded as the eleven founders of the European Union, including our own war leader, Winston Churchill. • After all, Europe had a long and bloody history of resolving its differences through war, and indeed, the planet’s two world wars originated right here, on our continent. • So the EU was never just an economic agreement between nations. • It was always also meant to be a social and political union of European nations to enable them to find ways not just to trade together, but to co-exist and co-operate in harmony and peace on many levels as a community of nations. • The goal, in the founding document of the European Union called the Treaty of Rome, was to achieve ‘ever closer union among the peoples of Europe’ (which is rather different to ‘ever closer union of nations’.) • Here in Britain, we don’t seem to understand the founding purpose of the European Union – and on the rest of the continent, they don’t understand why we don’t understand. • The European Union isn't just about economics and trade, and never was. • It’s about peace, and a community of nations of our continent working together for the benefit and protection of its citizens. • We have now rebuffed our allies in Europe, telling them by our actions and words that the precious, remarkable, and successful post-war project to create lasting peace and security between EU members isn't as important to us as it is to them. • ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ? • โช Video photo: In 1940, #Rotterdam was subjected to heavy aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe during the German invasion of the Netherlands during the Second World War. • โช © Report and video production by โช@JonDanzigโฌ • #Brexit #EU #EuropeanUnion #WorldWar1 #WorldWar2
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