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Explaining everything with chickens makes things easy to understand.

I think Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš said it best: ''The EU is not and never will be perfect. But it's the best damn thing I can think of.''

Together we're stronger. Just imagine if the EU ceased to exist: different currencies, non-stop immigration queues, visas and bureaucracy. The EU isn't perfect, of course. But as one of the comments I've read said: when a system with benefits has its flaws, you change it, don't end it. Long live Europa! - a proud Italian/EU citizen

As a Colombian guy living in Germany, I was a sock when I see the EU from inside the first time. You always hear stories about the EU and why they decided to create these Union among the founders and so on, but when I saw the border, the healthcare, the security and the enormous advantages that has the EU citizens over me, it makes really hard for me to understand how there are people who wants to eliminate the EU seeing all these Incomings only for being a EU citizen. I have lived my whole childhood in a war, I have seen what the war has made in my country and how the culture of my country has changed because of the narcotraffic. I have seen so many people without a job and opportunities that break my heart. It was damn hard for me to be in Germany, because of all the things that I need to do and to have in order to get a residence here and all of them worth the shot for live in the EU. I have known a lot of stories of Immigrants trying to get in the EU, for friends who struggle to find something to do in order to stay and so many more. I just hope that every EU citizens at least heard one of those stories before saying that the EU does not worth it, because there are so much people trying to get what you have gotten for granted.

When you see flaws in a system with benefits, you don't end it, you change it

It's funny how, nearly three years on, this video is exactly as relevant as it was when it was made in 2017.

The fact that they even looked up and animated the correct fighter jets for the different EU countries really shows their passion for quality!

I feel as European as I feel Italian. We share so much history, so many values, and so much of our culture is intertwined. Also, one of the biggest blessing for Europeans is the ability to work in any EU country. And as as big union we have much more power against big companies like Facebook than we would have as individual countries. This doesn't mean we can't improve it. But hey nothing is perfect anyway

How much does space EU have since the United Kingdom left? 1GB

“Since it looks like the UK is leaving the EU.....” big lol from 2019

I think there are a lot of people who stand to benefit from the EUs disbanding, none of them being the people of European countries. The US would want the EU to disband to create better and more subservient clients. Russia would want the EU to disband to assert it's influence over Europe, especially former Soviet nations. China would want the EU to disband to reduce its global influence and to build state owned facilities in its land to extract tribute from it. There's nothing a superpower hates more than a group of small nations banding together to form a unified economic and military bloc.

I'm italian. For centuries Italy didn't exist as a country. Our hymn says: "We had been for centuries / Mistreated, mocked / Because we aren't a people / Because we are divided. But we existed for a long time as a nation. A book from 1300 tells a story about a merchant from Venice and another one from Genoa meeting in a foreign country. Genoa and Venice for a long time hated each other and so the people, but the book says that they were both happy "to see another italian". In the 1300. Why am I a european? Because when I will travel to another country, I will be happy to meet another european. Because that's my people.

7:15 : Do you want stars in your flags? all super powers : YES!

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together :)

As a resident of a country that was part of the Soviet, EU provides the people so much freedom that was unimaginable 50-30 years ago. It really was horrible, because it pushed people to their limits - horrible, unpaid, unfair hard work, while still trying to keep your integrity and soul not exchanged for money or gone missing. I like that it supports us, even though we don't offer much. We've always been with open hearts for differences, and I personally appreciate the efforts made

Regional blocks are the best way to prevent superpowers from meddling into small nations local affairs. Latin America should definitely do this, consdiering all the advantages from a cultural and historical perspective it has.

I think all of us Europeans can say that having access to live and work in any country of the EU is a blessing.

Just the fact that almost 100 years have passed without a major war across Europe is something worthwhile...

We, the United Kingdom, voted to leave the EU based on lies and deceit fed to us by those in power. I'm leaving this country as soon as I can. The EU could certainly do with reforms, but it's better to be in it than not

I am a Spanish living in Italy since 2013, before that I lived, studied and worked in France . My humble opinion is that Maybe one of the biggest problems we have as EU and this is just my opinion, is that we still need to create an EU identity. Think of the USA, they are 50 states but everyone (most of them) have that idea of a single state. Here if there is problem with Spain, is their problem, as a country. I hope that this new generation that will have their parents from different countries will help to open up and create that idea. As Jorge Drexler says: En este mundo tan separado No hay que ocultar de donde se es Pero todos somos de todos lados Hay que entenderlo de una buena vez.

The EU needs to be reformed, not abandoned. It has to become more transparent and democratic. We need the EU, because without it, we have no chance against world superpowers like the US, Russia or China. Europe needs to become a superpower for itself, independent from America but this is only possible with the EU.

"Soldiers from 27 different counties serving one purpose" *Austrians* : Aw Sh*t here we go again

Thank you very much, you are the best educational and informative channel on youtube, for me. I wish you good luck in the future, more new subscriptions and lot of views on your channel, because you deserve it. Great work.. Btw.: Sorry for my English :D

Imagine an EU army: -The overambitious goals of the Germans -The supply situation of the Italians -The clusterfuck of the Balkans -The morale of the French -The infighting of the Spanish -The shenanigans of the Austrians -The trust of the Poles. -The alcohol problems of Ireland -The budget of Greece *Switzerland in the corner making sure nothing bad happens to the money of all parties involved*

"Let's have a civilized, fact based discussion about politics." ... ....Where do you think you are?

"It's complicated" The de facto motto of the EU xD

we watched this video in class! loved it, very nicely done.

Simple and still amazing! I love your job guyz!

Havent seen a comment section this calm in a long while.

Although I myself am very pro-EU, there's an important thing here that bothers me. You're blaming the fact that many people don't trust the EU on a disconnect, lack of transparency and lack of knowledge about how the EU works. By doing this, you avoid all actual criticism on the workings of the EU by implying that if only the EU was better at communicating, no one would have any problems with it. The way the EU works at this point is very undemocratic. The only part of the EU that is elected is the European parliament, which has a fundamental lack of power and even its election process is the subject of a lot of criticism (unfair seat division by country, inability to vote on parties outside your country). Things like this make me hesitant about a European army and thus giving military power to an institution that has democracy-issues. Please focus on the actual EU criticism instead of implying it's just a matter of marketing. It's belittling to those with legitimate concerncs.

I’m not from Europe but I think the EU is one of the most ingenious organizations in the world. The US is the most powerful country in the world because all states are unified under one government. You can’t be powerful and have global influence if you’re separate. Population and land are key factors in modern power dynamics and each European country individually lacks them.

As my history teacher said there are two ways Europe and the rest of the world has achieved peace; coercion, or cooperation. Coercion is how Europe has been for thousands of years with various empires and kings and warlords fighting in an effort to outdo one another. Think of the Thirty-Years War, World War I and World War II were all about coercion. The EU has achieved something remarkable it has attained peace and prosperity through cooperation. By the nations working together instead of being absorbed into empires they have done something unattainable since the days of the Roman Empire which is maintaining continental hemogemony. The EU is not perfect and should be reformed instead of abandoned. Otherwise it's back to wars and coercion.

I wholeheartedly support the EU. And I believe we must listen to the skeptics - if anyone can see the EU's potentially catastrophic flaws, it's those who are looking at it without any rose-colored glasses. And these flaws must be fixed as soon as possible.

"We", "us" and "ours" just really makes me feel I'm in the same team as Kurzgesagt, and that feeling like "together we are strong and significant" like that moment when you finally realize in which team you are, making you proud for being a part of it.

My opinion: The EU needs to get reformed, but it's still the only thing we have, if we want to keep up with China or the USA

I love being part of EU, started PhD in another country, worked with ESA, Erasmus, healthcare anywhere in EU, many opportunities. I hope EU would have more power to help people when extremist alt-right leaders (that fuel hate and bend laws for their personal agendas) come to power, as it happened in Slovenia. :/

“You just have a different opinion, and that’s fine” Twitter: hold my *c a n c e l c u l t u r e*

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comment not necessarily about this video in particular, but about the whole of kurzgesagt. after receiving understandably limited amounts of info about a topic delivered in such high quality that it sparks my interest 20x more than it would if it weren't for the insanely high quality of kurzgesagt videos, i would always love to dig deeper into topics but i always fall into the mistake of expecting THIS high of quality from other info sources as well, and it always leaves me disappointed, lol :D in short, kurzgesagt's video qualitites are above and beyond anything i've ever seen and i pity anyone who hasn't got a taste of what valueable information delivered in an enjoyable way feels like

Everything is flawed but peace is never a bad thing.

"Strong health standards" Me in hungary: 👁👄👁

Worth it. I’ve visited every EU country with only my italian passport.

I find very useful and necessary cooperation for single European countries. Congratulations for 80 years without war ! I hope it continues like that. From Turkiye...

It's scientifically proven this channel is the best thing on the Internet! Kurzgesagt, if you have it somewhere in your scope... Since migration crisys in Europe is heated and emotional topic most of the time I would really appreciate your take on it.

This video will probably not make everybody happy. Probably for completely opposite reasons. Some people want less political and economic integration, some want more of it. Some want to stop immigration, others want better integration instead. Some want an EU army, others want to disband Nato. And most will have a collection of different opinions about all of that. It’s the same for our team, we don’t all share the same vision for Europe and the world. We tried our best to present different sides and view points, while being fair and as neutral as possible. But obviously we can’t go into too much detail in a video that is only 7 minutes long. We also clearly marked where we are stating our opinion. The sources we used are in the video description. The last year has taught us that we have to try our best to get everybody back to the table again and stop screaming at each other. We all could have done a better job at this in the past, Kurzgesagt too. Everybody comes from a different place and has different ideas of where the world should go and how to tackle our problems. And as long as we are trying to base our opinions on facts then that is completely fine. In the end we all have to share this planet with each other. SOURCES: population EU: bit.ly/2mMm4Cy GDP EU: bit.ly/2ouh1mL largest Market EU: bit.ly/1FhL3jv creation of the European Union: bit.ly/2cnX6Dg Franco-German Rivalry: bit.ly/2nw7uxC easy travel: bit.ly/2neE9oT cheap telecommunications: bit.ly/1MfZsRZ bit.ly/2nUsOKj EU vs. Apple: bit.ly/2bOwMln reut.rs/2cafPTv EU vs. Microsoft: bit.ly/2nwfYVr econ.st/2oTo0d1 EU vs. Facebook: bit.ly/1FUc1iu bit.ly/2olVXA2 Number of scientists and research output: bit.ly/2nqHkek bit.ly/2neJEnD go.nature.com/1d1HQWc bit.ly/2mMfcFc Election turnouts: bit.ly/1OK06oG bit.ly/2oXzQTi Transparency: bit.ly/2ouxsPR bit.ly/2o1SicC Civil Society Europe: bit.ly/2oTW4pA refugee crisis: bit.ly/2bOZCn4 bit.ly/1Nkj485 Oxford Refugee Studies Centre: bit.ly/2nA1INa Why Muslims fail to integrate in christian heritage societies: amzn.to/2o96mhB The Failure of Multiculturalism: fam.ag/1R3ibj1 France and its Muslims: fam.ag/1jBLUCm Immigration and the Challenges of Integration bit.ly/1RqJot8 Don't Fear Muslim Immigrants: fam.ag/2kHbjfb News deeply: bit.ly/2ij4j8n Economist: econ.st/2nULVnD some countries have accepted more refugees: bit.ly/1A4Ljx8 Discrimination of immigrants: EU Agency for Fundamental Human Rights: bit.ly/1Mj4A7F Princeton: bit.ly/2o2JGiY Challenges for the EU EU development beyond NATO: bit.ly/2kvZ73G Third largest military in the world: bit.ly/2neTaXP bit.ly/2o2122s Trade boost: bit.ly/2nIbnQv bit.ly/1TNJ5dn 12% higher GDP: bit.ly/2nwzGAE Eurostat/ Economy: bit.ly/23kKY7L cost of labour: bit.ly/1PPLTU2 shares in economy for production: bit.ly/2o2fxn9 shares in economy for tourism: bit.ly/2nwFav1 shares in economy for fishing: bit.ly/2ouKFbq forestry in the EU: bit.ly/2nIbPOV Eurozone crisis: bit.ly/2ouGJY5 Explanation of the debt crisis by The Balance, a financial advice website: bit.ly/2o7kbjW Eurocrisis Monitor: bit.ly/2oUaXYH Future of Europe: bit.ly/2mKCPJV

7:17 Kurzgesagt: YOU! Bird: ME? Also Bird: **Does Backflip in a chair**

Super video, you are one of the best chains i can watch on youtube!

Hi, i'm from Spain and I am proud of the European Union and the great work it does to make life easier for its citizens 🇪🇸❤🇪🇺

EU: "Passes Article 13" EU citizens: *DAAA, IT'S VPN TIME*

I'm proud to represent Bulgaria: the European lowest minimum wage at 2 euro per hour.

In the future, there are gonna be tons of potential problems to solve. Hence, having a corporation like this will help us a lot. Logically, when we work in a group, we will try to help others; in contrast, when we work seperately, we will ignore others.

The problem is mainly integration , many refugees keep their religion ( which is fine ) and become radical about their religion ( look at France ) . The other problem is that if they keep their ideals and standards , the civilisation becomes flooded with new values and norms which makes a civilisation unstable because everyone is different from eachother and won’t come to compromise . This is the Anomy theory , because the civilisation grows to fast , people become disconnected from eachother leading to a hard time for democracy to work

As a Hungarian, I can say that our government often goes against the EU, but it's really our only way of survival in this world. We're only powerful if we keep together.

im from the us and im still shocked by how they created this union of peace right after a world war amongst themselves OMG guys I cant believe this got so many likes!!! tysm

Thank you so much..i have understood it in just a few minutes Love from India ❤️❤️

Those who say that the EU is overly dominated by France and Germany and that that is a bad thing, you are right. Now consider this: if there was no EU, France and Germany would dominate Europe anyways considering their size and power. The smaller countries, rather than having legal and diplomatic pathways to balance power within Europe, would have no say within the European economy or political sphere. The EU empowers small countries, and works to level the playing field. Reforms and changes in policy can work to make sure that France and Germany no longer have too much say in the EU.

I'm Danish. That's the fundamental element of my nationality. I see myself as having a different nationality to Spain, Germany, etc. But when I travel and trade with these countries, they are safe brothers that I can trust. That's what the EU makes me feel as a person, and I think that's quite cool

As a lawyer (from India), I really respect the CoE and EEC/EU for its anti-trust and competition laws, human rights laws and personal data protection laws. Were it not for the initiative and lead taken by the CoE and EU in protecting personal data, multimillion mega corporations would've chewed us all alive by now, not that they've given up, but at least the European Courts and regulators try to make them behave.

As someone who is living outside of Europe.I think the EU is a beautiful concept.Holding this much countries together is such an amazing thing. I think one of the best abilities of EU is its ability to tackle climate change as it is easy to do so a collective group of different people brought together than small individual countries.

26th Feb,2022 - I have only one question...if EU's main aim was peace....then,why is Ukraine getting bombed

I'm proud to be European and feel every EU citizen as a friend. I wish we united more in the future and keep working towards a better future, together.

Every time I watch a video about EU and they say about the Greek crisis, I feel... UNIQUE 😂😂 GREETINGS FROM GREECE.

1:58 - 2:08 well, i mean, The EU actually told Meta to fuck off when they said "we'll shut down facebook in your country if we can't collect data from European Users.", so, not lying there.

There are so many mistakes in this video It's Schengen area that allows traveling without need to stop on boarders. NOT EU

“unrestricted travel” Corona virus: I’m about to ends this mans whole career

As an european, hearing _or should we end it_ its kinda blow to the heart

Thanks for the video!

As a Belgian, I'm happy our capital is seat of the EU and NATO. Everything better than being used as a fucking battleground AGAIN!

I'm pro fixing the EU, abandoning it would be a disaster.

"Let's have a fact based discussion about our future" and here weee go

Like in the big familly. There are always some fights or love, but if we are together we are stronger ;) Greatings from Poland.

As a British person brexit was a mistake

I just want humans to live peacefully together so we can all use our brains to get closer to becoming a type 3 civilization.

Europe Union may not be the best thing,but it is one of the best solutions we have come to agree so far.

Its the 1th September right now and today we are (Croatia) starting to adapt to euro. I will be missing kunas :')

I love EU with all my heart and I'm proud to be european!

Holy shit, the Kurzgesagt visuals are so sick!

Who else watching after the UK left?

So it's been 4 years and i have been looking through the comments...did nobody see the easteregg at 7:17? Never knew i wanted He-Duck and the masters of the Duckverse but now i need it! 🐤😂

Don’t bash the European Union, just remember, how many times has Europe been at war since it was formed? And reevaluate your life choices

Video content aside, these animations are so beautiful and brilliant (as always)!

4:39 i find it highly offensive that the Danish gun is bigger than the Swedish one

"When you see some flaws in a system that has wide benefits and potential, you develop and bettern it, not disrupt it wholly, if we don't have a much better, wiser solution yet" Thought play inspired by this video and F.B We's comment

I'm swiss, so not in the eu, but we greatly profit from the peace in the eu. I think one peoblem the eu has, is thinking very different economies could all have the same currency. Of course it is way more convenient when travelling, but it seems to produce a lot of instability

When Kurzgesagt uploads twice in a month...

I really liked that last sentence, "let's have a fact based discussion about our future". :))

As someone from Turkey, even here we see some help from EU and it's always incredible to see the works on the other side of the border

I'm from the UK and I am terribly sad that we left. There was a lot of misinformation spread about the EU, mostly by politicians to further their own careers.

Just wanted to say that this topic is near to impossible to cover, especially in a 7 minute video, but you guys have done a great job at it. :)

4:37 Who else tried to find their own flag, and smiled when saw it?

My Teacher out this on in Geography Class cause we are learning about the EU lol. love your vids.

As a swiss i stay neutral about this

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Can't remember who said it, but I have found the quote: "The EU is made up of small nations and nations that don't realize that they are small yet". A country of 10-60 million doesn't have the influence (as in possible market) needed on the world stage to promote it's values and protect it's citizens from countries and corporations alike.

yes pls for Scotland

I'd still rather we the UK would have stayed part of the EU, but I have grown more open minded of the flaws of the EU as in its current state. I hope we can all find ways to continue to work together and flourish together. I think free trade and as free a movement as is politically possible between the UK and EU will be essential continued peace and prosperity.

As a portuguese citizen, I feel European and i believe in the EU project, even with its current flaws🕊️🇪🇺🇵🇹

I’m Scottish, it’s definitely worth it. *get us away from these psychopaths*

Totally agree on this.