The European
Union has its own language that European politicians understand. Inside the 'EU
bubble,' there is a variety of terms that sound like alien-speak to the average
listener. In this series, we are going to decode these terms one by one, so
that you too can understand the EU’s special language—and this will give you a
greater understanding of the EU itself." The next term is “faceless
bureaucrat”
You will
hear this phrase constantly invoked by diplomats and historians as shorthand
for the evolving European Union. In a nutshell, the European project refers to
the ongoing political experiment of European integration that began after the
Second World War, beginning with the European Coal and Steel Community and then
the Treaty or Rome, designed to bind nations together economically and
politically so that war between European neighbors would become materially
impossible. Moreover moving them towards a federal union.
Understanding
these terms is essential to knowing how
the EU functions. In this series we will decode these terms one by one. I’m
Erika Grey, be sure to hit that subscribe button, let me know your thoughts in
the comments and we’ll see you in the next report."
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