"In this light European integration was seen, already during the war, as an antidote to the extreme nationalism which had devastated parts of the continent.
Exactly. Those Western Europeans who initiated the integration process were wise people. It was in Europe where two world wars had been started, leaving large parts of it in ruin. The ECSC, then the EEC and finally the EU have done a great job for all Europeans.
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Sorry, darling, I never open unembedded links. What is in your video exactly?
we have a "repeat of entertainment" again, even in Poland
In the past it was caused by internal European rivalry. Today the rise of nationalisms is an outcome of external factors, like migrant crisis or Russia`s dirty machinations. .