Donetsk Euroclub is happy to present a series of essays on the topic "Future of Europe" by former members of Euroclubs. Essays were submitted for a competition to participate in a Youth in Action exchange in Norway. Essays are presented as received.
To find out what must happen, one needs just to track what has happened… It occurs because all human deeds are done by people, who have always had and will always have the same passions, and that is why will inevitably lead to the same result.
Niccolo Makiavelli
In the first half of the last century Europe tormented itself with two wars and destroyed its central role in the world politics. In the second half of the century far-sighted leaders looked further than just revenge and gradually created institutes of the European integration. The thought of a new war between France and Germany seems totally ridiculous today, and the development of the European Union increased an appeal of Europe in the world considerably. Unfortunately, this historical achievement is under question now.
The European unity has already faced significant obstacles. The tax and budget integration has limited nature. National identities are still stronger, than the all-European identity, despite six decades of integration. And national interests, even if not as strongly pronounced as in the past, are still important.
