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Now try a list of conflicts in the EU instead of in Europe.

• chrisseaton 5y ago
  They said 'Europe' not the 'EU'.
  • IkmoIkmo 5y ago
    You're being pedantic, Europe and EU are colloquially used interchangeably sometimes, but clearly it was obvious the EU was meant here. In the same way that when you say 'America invaded Iraq' I'm not expecting you're talking about Mexico here. It's quite obvious when someone's talking about 'fulfilling promises in Europe relating to 70 years of non-war' it's referring to one of the central tenants of the European Union's founding, which was to prevent another war among the powers in the EU. It's commonly said, because it's true, that this was one of the great benefits of the EU. The conflicts you reference are essentially all outside the EU, e.g. Armenia, Russia, Kosovo etc. I'm sure you agree that it makes no sense to say that a continent like Europe, Asia, Americas, without any supranational government to ensure it, can "make promises for years not to have a war". It's clearly in reference to the EU, comprising of most of Europe, which is known to have made that commitment of peace among its members in its founding, and has been known to have succeeded in that commitment so far.