MARKET 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Eurobarometer, Treaty Of Nice, Origin Myth
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European identities and the eu the ties that bind the peoples of. Public acceptance of further integration can no longer be taken for granted (irish referendum on the nice treaty, ) European law formally refers to the concept of identity, however unclear. Eurobarometer regularly shows that the majority of respondents feel both european and national impossible to gauge the significance which individuals attach to each type of identity. Ensemble of cultural, religious, economic, and ideological factors (not always restricted to. Foundation of the eec not as a sign of european strength and an expression of its historical identity, but an admission of weakness. Lack of a common historical identity, no popular and historic founding myth of the eu. Little opportunity of a european historical memory to develop. European history is still an agglomeration of its national histories euro notes and coins present fictional rather than real monuments of shared past.