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Churchill was a man who was able to lead a country torn by war and conflict and lead it to victory. while not a successful peace time PM he was able to gain national and worldwide praise for his war time leadership making him one of the most famous politicians of the 20th century. This photo is his famous slogan of leading the UK to victory.

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As a researcher and journalist, I have come across reading about the different internal challenges that Europe faces. Within itself it still has many obstacles to overcome. I believe Europe here does not necessarily refer enough to the continent and its shared set of history and culture, but rather the European project, taking into consideration is is localized in Brussels, very close to the institutions. The future could very well be Europe, but how much of a future is it when even Donald Tusk lamented the decision by other heads of authority in not integrating North Macedonia and Albania despite their active steps into complying with the requirements asked to join the union? The future is Europe, but how bright can that future be when the surrender of national sovereignty needs to be applied to the weaker countries? I will be quoting Heiner Flassbeck  on his paper Germany's Trade Surplus: Causes and Effects. " January 25, 2015, in a free election, the Greek people exercised their right to decide the destiny of their country. A majority of the Greeks voted against austerity. SYRIZA, an outspoken left-wing party, came to power. Since that day, many European governments, led by Germany, have stubbornly refused to allow the Greek government to do what the Greek electorate asked for. The question raised by this episode, which must be answered by all European nations, is a simple one: are there reasons of overriding importance that justify the permanent violation of the will of the people in a free country? For the people of countries undergoing a crisis, such a violation inevitably shakes their faith in Europe’s intentions, and the belief in democratic institutions may be weakened severely". The future is Europe, but how is that future going to look like when small and middle sized nations are underr epresented, as expressed by Jan Zahradil on his candidate speech for the top job? The future is Europe, but more and more euroskeptics win favor by the years. So, the future might be Europe. But what kind of future is it, really?

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I think the below image of called Anger Management by Elmgreen & Dragset summaries the European Integration perfectly.

Over the past number of years the EU has become a punching bag that gets nothing but criticism from almost each and every country on a daily basis. This is simple because whatever the EU does in terms of policy or actions it will almost always affect one of the member states negatively, in their perception anyway.

Working with a large number of countries to achieve common goals is always going to be challenging, bring into consideration the ever changing political & economic environment within each member state and in becomes even more difficult.

The simplicity of this piece is exactly what makes it effective. Just think, in your region when was the last time you saw a positive news story on the EU?

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I think this picture represents the "sinking" or Europe and it's image. It's easy to talk about freedom, democracy and justice, but when it is tested (by the immigrant crisis today) we start to see all of the holes in the facade that Europe has been putting up.

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I think this picture represents the "sinking" or Europe and it's image. It's easy to talk about freedom, democracy and justice, but when it is tested (by the immigrant crisis today) we start to see all of the holes in the facade that Europe has been putting up.

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During the referendum Vote Leave had the bus which showed various messages which included the below message about the money the UK sent to EU and it tried to show that without having to pay this money then we could spend more money for the NHS. It was found to be false but it is credited by Vote Leave to have won the vote because it played on the fear that the EU was the reason why the NHS was struggling.

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An artwork depicting the harshness of the lack of free movement due to the impending horrors of Brexit

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As an International Relations student I've learned that almost everything that happens in Europe has the german finger of "it will happen" or "it won't happen at all". In this course became clear that this isn't point or the truth, but a point of view of what is dominant and what isn't. I believe that the far right is a problem, just as the right left can be too if they don't focus in  integrate and include everyone in the discussion about what is better and what is possible.

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A political message is a suggestion to support people for a political positioning, it’s a relevant indirect message to create certain expectations frequently to create a surviving impression.  It seems to be always an interesting political factor commonly used by politicians, so dealing with cultural messages overall, I've attached a sketch music such as “innuendo” (suite de danses, Alto Sax in Ab) to suggest European interactions by cultural policies to avoid behavioural disillusioned separated-states of integrations of streams like the "brexit".

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This has nothing to do with modern politics but everything to do with European conflict.
I have already mentioned Vimy. Here is a link to the Canadian War Memorial. Remember why the European 'project' was born after WWII.
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/fra/remembrance/memorials/overseas/first-world-war/france/vimy/
WWII and WWI were not only European projects! There's also text in French, the Lingua Franca.
Humanity is, sadly, always in conflict of some sort.

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Shops like this one have become quite common in many UK towns in recent years and they should add to the choice, diversity and satisfaction of a shopper's experience. However, and unlike eg Chinese or Indian restaurants or Italian Delis, it seems that (at least in the short term) it is those who have come to the UK from the originating country who use rather than the full community.

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The Europe that we know today is formed for the good of the people. It is an easy trade, travel union without boundaries in the member states. However after Merkel's refugee integration call, some countries have taken a stand in not accepting any refugees as they simply do not have infrastructure and housing for their own people. What are we going to do in the future? Perhaps try and solve the Syrian war peacefully, giving aid or some help. In other countries there are many far right parties on the rise that are skeptic of EU due to Merkel's refugee - free entry call. What is the future of dealing with this integration?

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The rise of Populist and Far Right political parties in a number of E.U. countries in recent years evidences certain difficulties with European integration. The ethos of politicking is that 'all politics is local' and this makes Europe-wide politics difficult. Images such as below show a Europe 'not' united and not likely to be without greater, clear and obvious involvement at a local level.

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This was an article on Vox that talked about why the EU was formed. It was formed in part to help avoid future conflicts between the nations, and in part to ease trade and exchange across the continent. But Britain complained about the increase in immigration into their country, and so they left to enforce their own policies. Now other countries are considering following Britain's lead

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EUROPe seemd to be a symbol of a big family. But it is obvious that there is a problem in every family. I do not like america at all. It is a problen for every solution

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To build the ‘United States of Europe’ by 2025 seems less feasible after Brexit. The EU is in an uncertain political situation, where many different forces are trying to assert themselves. Will we find the missing puzzle pieces?

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celebrate our diversity, what surprises me time and time again as I travel around the constituency is that we are far more united and have far more in common than that which divide

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"A workman removes a star from the EU flag", this is one of the latest works of the British artist Banksy. Nothing else to say: sometimes an image worths more that thousands of words.

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I saw how most of my classmates changed the Facebook profile pic to show their condolences with France. That was the first time I understood how unified Europe was, besides the fact of how representative the immigration has become. It kind of hurt me the fact that even when everyday people die in my country I have never seen anyone changing their profile picture to my country's flag color. That's how people politically stand "united in diversity"

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"You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice"

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"You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice"

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Team EU facing another challenge.
Photo credits: Jesco Denzel—EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

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This is my favorite arty piece of European integration: a promotional art piece of Europe Day, which recognizes the peace and prosperity in Europe. With many colors in this floral piece, we form a beautiful flower bouquet of European countries that we can call Europe. We are all open to welcome new flowers into this bouquet. The richness and diversity of the flowers, and thus representing the countries, represents Europe. In my opinion we all have to make sure this bouquet continues to grow and leads Europe to growth, so we must look carefully which flower we can integrate in order for this image to be alive. We can all interpret this image differently, which makes it so unique.

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will this lead to another European crisis?

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Language and integration The main reason the uk is leaving the EU is because too many other European citizens want to move to UK . They do this because they want to improive their English as English is the main Language of the EU.

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Language and integration.The main reason the UK is leaving is concerns with free movement. Many people froim other European countries want to work in England so they can learn improve their english speaking. Its paradoxical that the main language shared by all is English . Yet that may be the reason the UK is leaving.

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Language and integration.The main reason the UK is leaving is concerns with free movement. Many people froim other European countries want to work in England so they can learn improve their english speaking. Its paradoxical that the main language shared by all is English . Yet that may be the reason the UK is leaving.

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I believe that this picture corresponds to the political problems that exist now in EU. In some way it also tells us something about cultural diversity of Europe. So the countries are different although together they create  current Europe - Europeanisation.

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I believe that this picture corresponds to the political problems that exist now in EU. In some way it also tells us something about cultural diversity of Europe. So the countries are different although together they create  current Europe - Europeanisation.

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This was the front cover of the spectator magazine in the week of the EU referendum in 2016. It signifies the internationalism at the heart of the UK's decision to leave, not the isolationism often portrayed by the media. The aesthetic greatly influence the message: the butterfly ready to thrive being freed from the boxed orthodoxies of the EU. To me it embodies the positive, global nature of this process, and one that resolutely states that our future prosperity must supersede current uncertainty.

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TherThere are millions of people living in Europe. There are many different cultures and subcultures in Europe. Europe as a whole is more than just the nations and the European Union. Europe is the land and the people who live on the land. Europe as seen from above is very complex. Even people living in Europe can't understand the complex forces that shape life in Europe. But, with time, Europe has been able to achieve some social stability in the 21st century. Hopefully, as time goes one, Europe as a whole will become less fragmented and more integrated as the East rises in the 21st century.

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This promotion of European intergration for Europe day in the form of flowers represents the growth of the Union and inclusivity for all European countries. The binding of the flower stalks represents all of these countries coming together to promote the wellbeing of the European community.

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In this Banksy mural, we're reminded that Steve Jobs was the son of a Syrian migrant. It's very easy to see refugees and migrants as an anonymous mass of humanity, and this image reminds us that migrants are individuals who have the potential to do great things .

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I took this photo in the main building of the European Council in 2014. I like the way it represents the two ideas of independent branches belonging to the same tree

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This cartoon is poignant in two ways, as a shocked little girl is borne away from her former friends. It symbolises the UK leaving the EU, and heading for an uncertain and possibly isolated future, and also the way in which the marginal vote to leave is depriving young people of close ties with the young people of Europe.  The picture says it all, my words sound pedestrian and a bit trite!

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Magazines have done an incredible job with their covers over the past few years. In a simple drawing or graphic image, so much is said. I particularly like this one about Brexit and how the EU felt Britain was behaving. Hilarious and also sad/frustrating at the same time.

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The EUs immigration crisis is highlighted in this picture as is some states rising nationalism. This picture is the antithesis of what the EU appears to desire, at least in my humble interpretation.

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This set of flags is outside the hospital in Valverde, El Hierro. Left to right: European Union, Spain, Canary Islands, El Hierro, Bajada de la Virgen de los Reyes. We are part of all these and they are part of us.

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This phenomena, pulled together as a result of the Charlie Hebdo massacre (January, 2015) delivering a passionate message and moving Europeans to share contempt (mainly through Social Media) for those who would try to destroy European values

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This art reminds me of the current challenge in the EU with integrating migrants into European life. Although the EU is united in diversity, sometimes it seems like that diversity has it's limits and those from 'other' countries are not welcomed. This image reminds me of those on the outside, looking in, coming to Europe for a better life but still being stuck on the outside of the culture.

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This photo is almost comedic in the fact that it is a cartoon showing how the EU claims to help people en

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"While we celebrate our diversity, what surprises me time and time again as I travel around the constituency is that we are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us"

Jo Cox, MP for  Batley and Spen, 3rd June, 2015

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Saw this van after hearing Theresa May speech at Tory conference - gave
me some hope - an individual voice - a van drives past asking the question.

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http://www.voxeurop.eu/en/content/article/1181391-why-europe-needs-enemies
Showing us that we are all different but we are together in Europe.

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Europe means to me richness in diversity. Teresa Alcacio

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In what form does a political message come to us? - This particular political message comes reactively after last night's atrocity in Manchester. I feel it is a "bottom up" representation of the Manchester community making a stand against terrorism. The sky is bright, there is an air of solidarity and people of all different ages, races, educational levels, faiths and beliefs are coming together.

Are you moved by certain messages, and not by others? Where does this come from? - This particular attack moved me more so than others as Manchester is only 40 miles from my home. It feels too close to home. I think if there is a personal connection and some sense of empathy an image/film/book/artwork can affect you more than others.

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http://static1.squarespace.com/static/56eddde762cd9413e151ac92/570cb87b5bd33022b93a0272/57fa3ecee3df285aab6b5f04/1476087358393/brexit.jpg?format=1000w

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With Bush before "Brexit" but I haven't clear security reasons...

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This leopard is isolated, therefore a menace.

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my strongest sense of European citizenship was watching  beautiful sub-titled films from France, Italy, Germany and Spain as a teenager and crying with joy and sadness, and feeling the lives of a french farmer, or teenage Italian, or a powerless policeman in Sicily, or a postman, or hair dresser... Art that is visual poetry, and so much more meaning than the commercialisation of Hollywood.

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This is a bit old, but still relevant. Different viewpoints on immigration - none benevolent.

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This is a bit old, but still relevant. Different viewpoints on immigration - none benevolent.

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Taken from the 'globalresearch.ca" website,along with this subtext:
"The free movement of people throughout Europe, which was one of the most important gains of European integration, is now threatened by the ‘refugee crisis’. The Schengen area has been riddled with problems since the outbreak of the refugee crisis. This is due to the EU’s use of short-term policies rather than comprehensive solutions..."
I feel that the EU flag stands for integration of different nations and cultures. So to see it behind a barbed wire fence, clearly showing it is out of reach for some seems an oxymoron to me.

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A small poster at the bottom of a street pole in a small country.....San Marino.

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Refugees European march from Budapest to Vienna

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Refugees European march from Budapest to Vienna

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The picture depicts the refugees from the Balkan route arrived in summer 2015 who carry a European flag and are marching from Budapest to Vienna. This is just one of the images of that summer, the other striking one being the welcoming by Munich citizens to refugees by singing the Ode to Joy. Aesthetics played an important part during that summer: the collection of stories and images helped shifting the European public discourse from the hate speech of the far right towards a humanitarian view of the phenomenon. Seeing the refugees carry the European flag, welcoming them with the European Anthem have been powerful symbols that depict how strong the European narrative can be.

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I'm Portuguese and we have so many influencies in our history where we could learn how to face the new challanges. Please see the images and listen the music on this site. Believe me this is Europe in is most western countrys. Spain and Portugal.

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Karsilama - Emilio Villalba & Sara Marina

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Versión instrumental de dos canciones tradicionales sefardíes, "Ben sevi severim" y "Si verías a la rana" , en ritmo de karsilama. Production: www.filmartworks.com Camera : Eduardo Serrano , Paula Álvarez www.emiliovillalba.com Pabellón Mudéjar, Parque de María Luisa, Sevilla 2014

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Who holds/ who holds back trade and decisions? Who writes mission statements on equality?

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the Euro Vision Concept Song sung by Corporate CEO's?

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whose people? whose flags? whose representation? whose supranation? whose fortress? whose borders? whose legislation? whose debit? whose credit? whose progress? whose freedom? whose recession? whose fashion? - which measures to change the situation?

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Who does Europe contain? Which inequalities does it maintain? What is its dependency, what is its paradigm, its aim?

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The attached picture sends a political message to me: EU economy (represented by Euro) is drowning yet EU elites on the carriage drawn by the snail are too slow to come to site to save it. If the snail were replaced by a racing horse, my understanding of the message would be different. I am moved by this message because it tells me that the reaction should be on time.

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In its own way just as noxious as the Farage anti-migrant poster further down this page. The Leave campaign in the UK combined lies, distortion and fear of foreigners in this
placard telling people that Turkey was joining the EU, and with footsteps heading to an open door, that all of Turkey was heading for Britain. A disgraceful ploy which Theresa May has done nothing to challenge.
Jon A.

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Humour is always the best weapon but works best when you know it's true.

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Can the nations of Europe find a common identity before the dominoes fall?

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Can we work on a common European solidarity frame please? To their interests, not ours!

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This is the mural with that exactly title. It was created after Polish women Umbrellas Black Protest against our populist government which is willing even to strength our not so easy abortion rights. We ( women, especially our left side leaders ) asked EU Commission for  help with that.

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Politics of aesthetics and the crisis

In the summer of 2000, my husband and I had a 7-hour stopover at Frankfurt en route from Tel Aviv to Dublin. We took a train from the airport into the city. It was a lovely sunny day. We walked for a while, trying to escape the dreary streets in the vicinity of the station, wondering if our escape from the airport was a mistake.

Suddenly, turning a corner, we saw a number of objects that resembled large, colourful lollipops, with more and more to be seen throughout nearby streets. They were some of the 1,000 depictions of the new currency by children and teenagers throughout the EU that were on display in Frankfurt for several months.

Sponsored by the European Central Bank, which later featured 14 of these works in their annual report for 2000 (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/annrep/ar2000en.pdf?248310a6cdb39aeadf72218affbc022a), the project was an attractive, moving, and imaginative way to interest people in the new currency, and for everyone even remotely connected with the 1,000 pieces of art to feel favourably towards it.

The design of the Euro coinage, with each country having its own symbol on the reverse and a common design on the obverse was an effective way of allowing populations in all participating countries to feel a national connection with the coins as well as a bond with the other Euro nations.

The following image shows just six of the 14 coin designs featured in the 2000 ECB annual report.

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Leave it to the men to sort

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The immediate future? How have we come to this? Will it ever be repaired? Are we entering a new age nationalism? What went wrong?

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I like this placard from the March for Europe as it cleverly highlights the dangers of believing in a painless Brexit

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March for Europe on March 25th, 2017 in Rome

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A "strong" can of lager and a "stable" cone of chips.

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A "strong" can of lager and a "stable" cone of chips.

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This is a satirical depiction of British "prime rib roast" Theresa May casting the contrast between her Thatcher-esque demeanor with  investment banker husband and the poor of the U.K. and their "unhealthy lifestyle".

I think it also shows an understanding of European politics as a whole though. There is a giant gap of understanding between a huge cross section of the population and those in power to lead them.

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Perhaps I am sailing close to the wind as we have a election on here.
The anti Europe party UKIP's logo features the £ sign. But is very close to the logo for Poundland stores which have connotations of cheap and nasty. There is of course no possible connection to be made.

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The migrant crisis and the need for further European integration

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The migrant crisis and the need for further European integration

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What does it mean to YOU to be “European”?

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What does it mean to YOU to be “European”?

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Culture trumps economics as the defining factor..

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The question of what it means to be "European" comes up regularly on Debating Europe. In the past, we've debated whether a common European identity is possible, whether you feel European, and what EU citizenship means to you. These are all important questions, and your opinion on almost every topic we cover - from immigration, to Eurozone bailouts, to relations with Russia - will be informed by what "Europeanness" means to you (and that's equally true for our non-European readers).

Eurosceptics often point to the lack of a "European demos" as a fundamental flaw in the project of European integration, whereas pro-Europeans argue that Europe's common identity is based on common values and a shared way of life.

But what are European values? Is liberal democracy a shared European value? When the Prime Minister of Hungary can say that liberal democracy has failed and that he intends to build an "illiberal state", it's difficult to see how that can be the case.

What about human rights? In a 2012 Eurostat poll (pdf), this was the value that most people identified as being shared across Europe. Yet, as the recent bitter row over British membership of the European Convention on Human Rights illustrates, there is little agreement as to exactly what "human rights" entail in practice and how they should be enforced.

We had a comment from Neil that condemned the failure to build a strong, common EU identity to match the progress made in European economic and political integration:

Although we are securing EU socio-political and economic integration, we have lost out on shaping the concept of an EU identity, as well as having lost out on our national identities. Both the "EU Super State" concept and nationalistic viewpoints seem to be two polar opposites that have no middle ground. This has happened because I believe we have stopped building a national mainstream heritage that identifies and fits into our EU identity.

To get a reaction, we took Neil's comment to Jo Leinen, a German social democratic MEP and President of the European Movement International, an organisation that campaigns for stronger European integration.

Jo Leinen argues that there is a "European way of life", based on a common European social model (although there are variations from country to country). He goes on to identify the core values of solidarity, equality, and inclusivity as being fundamental to this way of life.

We've put together an infographic below with some of the relevant polling by Eurobarometer on this issue. Interestingly, when asked what contributes most to their sense of community with other Europeans, more people (27%) cite culture than economy (24%). Also of note: a majority of people polled (51%) said they see themselves as having both a national and a European identity (in that order). You can click on the image below to enlarge the infographic.

What does it mean to be European? Is European identity about shared values and a shared way of life? Or is Europe just an arbitrary name on a map, much less important than national and individual identities? Let us know your thoughts and comments in the form below, and we'll take them to policy-makers and experts for their reactions!

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What does it mean to YOU to be "European"? - Debating Europe

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I chose this photo, because the two people decided to counter-act the result of the Brexit referendum... Instead of spreading desdain by leaving the EU, Britain should spread the love and embrace its being part of the EU. They always refused to be part of it, but never seemed to understood that EU never asked them to be the same as anyone else, instead to stay who they are... :( https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjZnPax25TQAhVFQBoKHTVDDfoQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fiopartecipo.azionecattolica.it%2F&bvm=bv.137904068,d.ZGg&psig=AFQjCNF2pyzb6FrQ5d7dbYzwPtakmWMUDg&ust=1478541735449801

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#TogetherForAPeacefulEUIntegration

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Palestinians, Jews and Christians
http://www.jr-art.net/projects/face-2-face

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This photo is of Martini tower in the city of Groningen. The occasion was the November 13 attentat last year.

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 Are the borders invisible or real? How can we integrate different people, attitude and perspective without creating cultural oppressions? 

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 Are the borders invisible or real? How can we integrate different people, attitude and perspective without creating cultural oppressions? 

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I chose Benksy as he is an important political figure above all. This work in particular conveys harsh critique of Europe's failure to respond to the refugee humanitarian crises

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This drawn is inspired in Picasso's Guernica. It is made by a portuguese artist and he presents the Syrian crisis. That is a good example about how culture frames and analyses situations. The artist painted Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama, stressing their role in the conflict.
Talita Almeida

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Vilnius, monument called "The road to freedom". Memory of the demonstration in 1989 where about one third (!) of the population of Estionia, Latvia and Lithuania took part in. The beginning of the end of the Russian occupation of these states.

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Anti-GB sentiment in Venice around December before the referendum vote.

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Rogelio López Cuenca - Los Bárbaros - The Barbarians (2)

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Rogelio López Cuenca - Los Bárbaros - The Barbarians (2)

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A reflection about citizens, visitors, images and use of images and the political sense of Europe.  Bienvenidos means welcome.

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Rogelio López Cuenca - Los Bárbaros - The Barbarians.(1)

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Rogelio López Cuenca - Los Bárbaros - The Barbarians.(1)

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A reflection about citizens, visitors, images and use of images and the political sense of Europe.

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I took this picture in 2015 in the streets of Berlin.

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Actually hate to show this but it's the kind of anti-integration propaganda that has just wrecked the UK. So sad that it appears easy for some of the political class to split a whole nation and possibly a union too.

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Love and respect for one another has been let go by society/has slipped away like the balloon, while fear, hatred and anger have found a more prominent spot within Europe.

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A Kipper Williams cartoon published before the Brexit vote. Amusing but also sad, reflecting the views of the 52% who voted leave.
Posted by Karen Woods

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International differences in one package

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International differences in one package

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The 'politics of fear' begin to be entangled with our daily lives. This is a poster inviting for a public lecture about Islamophobia. It depicts front pages of newspapers designed to influence public opinion in order to support certain political narratives. We can find similar examples everywhere in culture that acts as a communication medium. The messages, interpretations of reality, are diverse and often contradictory, depending on the source of information. But it's us who choose which messages and agendas to believe in, follow and to support.

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Just found this video as an appeal to all American citizens to register to vote. More can be found at http://savetheday.vote/

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EU needs a clever plan for the phenomenon such as immigrant integration. In Italy an excellent example of integration is made by several project where refugees contribute to revive abandoned villages. It is important to reach an open vision about the problem in order to support integration and people and to respond to whom is against the integration. Photo: "the  the artwork made by Italian Muralist Blu, painted in Morocco in 2012, is one of the most iconic representations of the EU border regime…"

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EU needs a clever plan for the phenomenon such as immigrant integration. In Italy an excellent example of integration is made by several project where refugees contribute to revive abandoned villages. It is important to reach an open vision about the problem in order to support integration and people and to respond to whom is against the integration. Photo: "the  the artwork made by Italian Muralist Blu, painted in Morocco in 2012, is one of the most iconic representations of the EU border regime…"

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This is a picture in Brussels after the attacks in metro and airport. I was living there in that moment. Somehow, the picture shows how different communities from different countries (even Latinamerican and Asian) are againt theese kind of attacks.

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Politics is present in our daily life, even if we do not see it. Speeches, messages, pictures, posters, post on social networks ... the media serve to convey the ideas. However, you can find works of art that reflect this so important subject. I believe that the way how politics is presented (in speeches, art, etc.) changes the way we perceive it. The understanding of piece of art is something really personal, people see and understand differently. We can use the example of Entropa ... some people can see the item as a representation of these differences in the EU, others a open critique - or not - to the construction of the system itself. The way a message is passed to the public, completely affects their comprehension... We've all been told that a picture is worth a thousand words...So when you see a cartoon criticizing the politics for refugees you may feel something, but maybe when you see real pictures of what is really happening, you might something bigger...It depends on perception and sensibility.

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The photograph below shows a protest movement in Munich. Hereby representatives from religious, social and political organisations came together to be representative for a diversity Munich community.

The interesting part about that picture is its location in Munich, because Munich is in Germany widely seen as one of THE conservative places in Germany.

Especially the politician Horst Seehofer is the well known figure of this conservatism. He is also an controversial person in relation to the integration question and the current refugees crisis. For example he requests a cut-off of refugees.

So Horst Seehofer is for me one of the police power representatives Rancier was talking about. But as Rancier explains as well, the picture below can change our perception of the political reality in Munich.

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Auch die Glaubensgemeinschaften gingen Hand in Hand (von rechts), etwa Benjamin Idriz (Forum für Islam), Erzpriester Apostolos Malamoussis. Daneben: Stadtdekanin Barbara Kittelberger und die Grünen-Politikerinnen Gülseren Demirel und Katharina Schulze.
(Foto: Alessandra Schellnegger)

Sie bilden eine drei Kilometer lange Menschenkette durch die Innenstadt. Für die wenigen Rechtsextremen, die gekommen sind, haben sie nur Buh-Rufe übrig.

München ist tatsächlich bunt an diesem Sonntagnachmittag, und das liegt am Regen: Eine lange Kolonne vielfarbiger Regenschirme zieht in einem großen Kreis durch die Altstadt, von der evangelischen Bischofskirche Sankt Matthäus am Sendlinger Tor bis zur Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde am Sankt-Jakobs-Platz, vom Münchner Forum für Islam an der Hotterstraße bis zum Schwulen Kommunikations- und Kulturzentrum Sub an der Müllerstraße. Bis etwa Viertel nach zwei: Dann werden die Schirme eingeklappt, die Menschen nehmen sich an den Händen, fünf Minuten lang ist der Ring geschlossen.

Ein breites Bündnis aus Vereinen, Religionsgemeinschaften und Gewerkschaften hat zum Weltflüchtlingstag am Sonntag unter dem Motto "Hand in Hand gegen Rassismus - für Menschenrechte und Vielfalt" dazu aufgerufen, eine Menschenkette zu bilden. Mehrere Tausend Münchner sind dem Aufruf gefolgt; die Polizei spricht von 3500 Teilnehmern. Ähnliche Demonstrationen gab es am Sonntag in Berlin, Hamburg und Leipzig.

Eineinhalb Stunden lang haben es die Münchner Teilnehmer zuvor im strömenden Regen auf dem Stachus ausgehalten, um dort fast einem Dutzend Rednern zuzuhören. "Bei diesem Sauwetter" kenne man das sonst nur vom Public Viewing beim Fußball, sagt der katholische Bischofsvikar Rupert Graf zu Stolberg.

Pegida und Co. "sind nicht das Volk"

Die Europameisterschaft bewegt auch Claudia Roth (Grüne): "Boateng, Özil und Khedira sind Deutschland", ruft die Vizepräsidentin des Deutschen Bundestags. "Und Can und Schweini sind auch Deutschland!" Wer die Vielfalt aussperren wolle, sei selbst nicht integriert und angekommen in der multikulturellen Gesellschaft. "Aber wir sind hier, und wir sind viele!" Man müsse sich gegen die Rechtsextremen zur Wehr setzen. Die gäben vor, die Heimat schützen zu wollen. Tatsächlich würden sie "unsere geistige Heimat in Brand stecken", sagt Roth.

Die Berichterstattung in den Medien sei geprägt von ein paar Pegida-Demos und einer Partei, die sich Alternative nenne, aber schlichtweg rassistisch und ausländerfeindlich sei, sagt später der DGB-Vorsitzende in Bayern, Matthias Jena. "Aber die sind nicht das Volk, sondern eine lautstarke Minderheit. Die Mehrheit sind die vielen ehrenamtlichen und hauptberuflichen Helfer, die sich seit Wochen und Monaten engagieren."

Auch eine Handvoll Rechtsextremer sind gekommen; sie stehen am Rand des Platzes Richtung Sonnenstraße, Polizisten in voller Montur schirmen sie von den anderen Demonstranten und ihren "Buh"- und "Haut ab"-Rufen ab. Die Beamten sprechen schließlich einen Platzverweis aus. Mehr sei nicht vorgefallen, heißt es aus dem Polizeipräsidium.

Vor der Kundgebung hatte bereits ein anderes Bündnis zu einer Demonstration am Hauptbahnhof gegen das geplante bayerische Integrationsgesetz aufgerufen. Die der Polizei zufolge 850 Demonstranten gingen im Anschluss an ihre eigene Kundgebung zum Stachus. Um 13.30 Uhr haben hier alle Redner gesprochen. Die Teilnehmer ziehen los, zunächst zum Promenadeplatz, dann zur Michaelskirche, wo schwarzgekleidete Männer von der "antifaschistischen Aktion" ihre Fahne schwenken, und weiter zum Färbergraben und von dort auf die vorgesehene Route. Die Strecke sei wegen des Wetters und der Teilnehmerzahl gekürzt worden, heißt es von den Veranstaltern. Die Menschenkette ist am Ende mehr als drei Kilometer lang.

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Sie bilden eine drei Kilometer lange Menschenkette durch die Innenstadt. Für die wenigen Rechtsextremen, die gekommen sind, haben sie nur Buh-Rufe übrig.