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How this is not obvious common sense surprises me. Otherwise significant portions of the population of any EU country could get jobs in another one and then sta
by echelon_musk 8mo ago
How this is not obvious common sense surprises me. Otherwise significant portions of the population of any EU country could get jobs in another one and then start influencing its politics just because they "pay tax". Essentially colonising the country.
- the_mitsuhiko 8mo agoEuropeans are increasingly associating with Europe over an individual country. US citizens have been doing this for a long time. They are citizens of the US before the state they reside in.
- Hamuko 8mo agoWhere is this data from?
- the_mitsuhiko 8mo agoEUROSTAT. They are running regular surveys. From when they stated to today, the affiliation with Europe went up. Some somewhat recent data is here: https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2971 https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2971 Given the dramatic amount of in EU migration that is not too surprising.
- Hamuko 8mo agoThis data seems to suggest something completely different than that people are associating as citizens of EU instead of citizens of their respective countries. 93% of respondents are correct in that you become an EU citizen automatically by living in an EU country, and 87% "feel" that they're EU citizens.
- the_mitsuhiko 8mo agoI am not saying that European citizens are saying they are saying they are European over their nationality, but that the trend towards a European identity is going up over time.