171 The European Union in 2009

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🗓️ 10 May 2009

⏱️ 52 minutes

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After World War Two, European visionaries dreamed of cooperation and peace between countries in the hopes to prevent another devastating war. Today, we celebrate this vision through Europe Day and the European Union with a panel of European citizens who discuss the political and social issues facing the E.U. Out of the rubble of World War Two, European visionaries came up with a way to get their countries to cooperate and to prevent another devastating war. We're commemorating Europe Day with a panel of European citizens. Join us as we discuss how the E-U addresses the political and social issues facing Europe today. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	On May 9th in the rubble of a bombed out continent, the seeds of today's European Union were planted by visionaries.
0:07.0	They realized that creating a kind of United States of Europe was key to preventing yet another disastrous war.
0:14.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves.
0:16.0	We're commemorating Europe day today by learning about some of the major issues
0:20.0	member states of the European Union are facing this year.
0:22.0	Four tour guide friends from Europe are joining us. of the European Union are facing this year.
0:23.0	Four tour guide friends from Europe are joining us
0:25.0	for a special roundtable discussion about their countries
0:28.0	and how Europeans are trying to form their own more perfect union
0:32.0	through the EU.
0:33.0	Something we should not forget is that one of the goals of the European Union is to guarantee peace and to provide stability.
0:41.0	Americans are sometimes surprised at how well-informed Europeans are about our domestic issues.
0:47.1	Our goal today is to raise our IQ when it comes to domestic challenges confronting the citizens
0:52.0	of the European Union.
0:54.0	We're checking in on the European Union and the hour ahead.
0:56.7	Thanks for joining us.
0:57.7	It's Travel with Rick Steves.
1:00.8	In the span of one lifetime, Europe has gone from a continent that literally ripped itself apart in a horrific war to a unified free trade zone of about 500 million people, the European Union. I'm Rick Steeves, this is Travel with
1:14.7	Rick Steeves. Today I have assembled a panel of Europeans and we're going to talk
1:18.0	about the European Union. What is it like from their perspective? What does it matter
1:21.8	to the tourist?
1:23.0	I'm joined by Federico Garcia Barroso, representing Spain,
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