Europe, A love/hate relationship

In the prospect of the European elections on 25 May 2014, this series of four films revisits some issues about Europe. The final and fourth film in the series addresses the sovereignty of each state and the difficulties encountered in working together. The functioning of the various governing bodies of Europe (Councils, Parliament and committees) is briefly described.

In the prospect of the European elections on 25 May 2014, this series of four films revisits some issues about Europe. The third film takes a look back on the European project that was related to preserving Peace, which had been based on an economic agreement with the idea of building Europe as a more political entity. The link thus created is now proving to be rather false and is largely part of the citizen's dislike of Europe. The feeling of disempowerment of citizens is real when faced…

In the prospect of the European elections on 25 May 2014, this series of four films revisits some issues about Europe. The second film is a discussion about the notion of European identity. Being a European citizen entitles all nationals of its 28 member countries to the same rights, which raises the question of rights harmonisation among nations with extremely diverse cultures and social practices. What do we have in common? Is there a European identity?

In the prospect of the European elections on 25 May 2014, this series of four films revisits some issues about Europe. The first film in the series is a depiction of the European citizenship that emerged in 1992 with the Maastricht Treaty. It grants a unique new political status to citizens: that of being a citizen of another state from their own. In this respect, it is carrying a new vision.