United States of Europe: Do We Really Need it?

Hungary.
Europe Arena 1: “European Union: Should it be an union of Nations or an union of People?”

United States of Europe: Do We Really Need it?

European Union or with other words: United states of Europe. If we think of this word we always think many things. Going through the borders without controlling us or finding a job easily in another  EU country. Not to mention in some European countries foreign students from other foreign countries can also study free. When I look at the case of my situation as a Hungarian in Austria I share this opinion. As a foreigner in Austria I feel the advantages of the EU: I can work without problems like other nations from other continents and I don't have to pay for my studies like Austrians. EU makes our life easier and better and for example there are students from non EU countries whose situation is much harder than me because living in Vienna where I study and live is generally expensive but for non EU member the prices are above the sky...

However this fact that foreigners can work in other countries it makes the actual countries multicultural and there is a blending of cultures. For example some nations in a foreign country build a church and local people don't like it. Nevertheless this immigration causes ethnical problems too because some religious people don't want to be get used to the local life. On the other hand, some people are not satisfied with the euro because life has been just much more expensive. Another things is in EU countries there are radical parties who are against supporting the poorer EU countries which is bad for them and the immigrant take over the jobs from the local people. Unfortunately the bad point for me in the EU that foreign factories and shops came to my home country for this reason the Hungarian ones broke down because every people bought the cheaper product that are found in the other European Union countries as well.

In my view it is a good decision my country joined to the EU in 2004 because my home country got lots of supporting financially and I have to say the towns and villages have been much more livable due to the European Union. All in all as a foreign student I see more good points than bad points and if there is a big problem in Europe all European country have to be cooperative with each other this case. And when I hear my grandmother's stories how hard the controlling across the border hard 30-40 years ago was... Nobody wants to have this feeling again, right?

By M&M, Hungary
21 years old