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    1. itsjonny99 on

      Got to grow the single market to keep up with US and China is completely correct. Can’t continue to slowly stagnate relative to both of them if we want any say in global matters.

    2. heapOfWallStreet on

      The single market isn’t stagnant. It doesn’t exist at all.

    3. We need to move faster on the capital markets union and make further progress on defense Europe.

    4. Lollerpwn on

      Yea ofcourse the market is stagnant. Not enough money to go around for normal people. Way too much money sitting idle at the top. Stupid EU rules about government deficits also holding us back. The US ran massive deficits for almost 80 years straight and here we are still not investing in our economies just so we can have a better depth to GDP ratio. We should invest in useful things like infrastructure, why can’t we get fast cheap trains between European capitals?

      Defense policy is fine, we could save more money on it as there are few threats to Europe, the biggest one (russia) is preoccupied and will need at least a decade to be any kind of threat to Europe. But sadly probably instead of making investments that benefit us we will throw loads of money pit that is defense.

    5. readilyunavailable on

      The biggest enemy to the EU is uncaring, lazy, apathetic politicians who do the bare minimum, while trying to uphold the stautus quo.

      Fucking Biden and Trump are more energetic and active than most EU politicans and they are both over 75.

    6. Europe desperately needs more innovation investment, tech companies here shouldn’t feel forced to go to US if they want capital to grow. Maybe some public and private initiatives would do some good for research and development.

    7. UnluckyPossible542 on

      I agree with both threats, defence policy (and we are just talking about police not defence capability) and stagnant single market.

      But I would add lack of internal energy (the Russian gas dependency was madness and verged on sabotage) and mineral dependency.

      A superpower is exactly the opposite to the way the EU viewed the world.

      It has the ability to project military power. The EU thought it could achieve the same effect with economic power. You cannot.

      It has an internal market and manufacturing/supply base, making it capable of being a almost insular economy. The EU established an economy dependent upon export and trade imbalance. It made them few friends and many enemies.

      It has energy autonomy. It doesn’t have to import energy, which removes considerable risk of exposure to external influences.

      it has the raw minerals and value add operations to make it independent. Importing minerals to supply
      a manufacturing base is a risk.

    8. -------7654321 on

      yea but without compromising on our pro social values pls

    9. Salt-Ad1943 on

      That’s a weakness but the threat is Trump. He’s one of different threats.

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