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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Predecessors === | |||
In 1910, [[Gerhard Hildebrand]], an [[Opportunism|opportunist]] and [[Imperialism|imperialist]], proposed a creating a United States of Western Europe that would exclude [[Russian Empire (1721–1917)|Russia]] and organize military actions against [[Qing dynasty (1636–1912)|China]], [[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)|Japan]], [[Africa|African]] [[Anti-colonialism|freedom fighters]], and [[Islam|Islamists]].<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Vladimir Lenin]]|year=1916|title=Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism|chapter=Parasitism and Decay of Capitalism|chapter-url=https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/imp-hsc/ch08.htm|city=[[Moscow]]|publisher=Progress Publishers|mia=https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/imp-hsc/index.htm}}</ref> | |||
The [[European Economic Community]], founded in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome, directly preceded the EU. | |||
=== Founding and expansion === | |||
The Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992, shortly after the [[Overthrow of the Soviet Union|dissolution of the Soviet Union]], and came into effect in 1993. During the 1990s and 2000s, the EU expanded into [[Eastern Europe]]. | The Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992, shortly after the [[Overthrow of the Soviet Union|dissolution of the Soviet Union]], and came into effect in 1993. During the 1990s and 2000s, the EU expanded into [[Eastern Europe]]. | ||
=== Brexit === | |||
In 2016, the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]] left the European Union.<ref>{{Citation|author=Costas Lapavitsas|year=2019|title=The Left Case against the EU|title-url=https://b-ok.cc/book/5595717/9b7881|page=10–29|city=Cambridge|publisher=Polity Press|isbn=9781509531080}}</ref> | In 2016, the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]] left the European Union.<ref>{{Citation|author=Costas Lapavitsas|year=2019|title=The Left Case against the EU|title-url=https://b-ok.cc/book/5595717/9b7881|page=10–29|city=Cambridge|publisher=Polity Press|isbn=9781509531080}}</ref> | ||
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== Border == | == Border == | ||
Over 40,000 people have died trying to cross the border of the European Union<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Abolish Frontex|title=Frontex|url=https://abolishfrontex.org/frontex/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515035947/https://abolishfrontex.org/frontex/|archive-date=2022-05-15|retrieved=2022-06-10}}</ref> and the EU has constructed nearly 1,000 km of border walls since its founding. By 2027, [[European Border and Coast Guard Agency|Frontex]], the EU's border police, aims to have 10,000 armed guards.<ref>{{News citation|author=Ainhoa Ruiz Benedicto, Pere Brunet|newspaper=Transnational Institute|title=Building walls|date=2018-11-09|url=https://www.tni.org/en/publication/building-walls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515040207/https://www.tni.org/en/publication/building-walls|archive-date=2022-05-15|retrieved=2022-06-10}}</ref> | Over 40,000 people have died trying to cross the border of the European Union,<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Abolish Frontex|title=Frontex|url=https://abolishfrontex.org/frontex/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515035947/https://abolishfrontex.org/frontex/|archive-date=2022-05-15|retrieved=2022-06-10}}</ref> and the EU has constructed nearly 1,000 km of border walls since its founding. By 2027, [[European Border and Coast Guard Agency|Frontex]], the EU's border police, aims to have 10,000 armed guards.<ref>{{News citation|author=Ainhoa Ruiz Benedicto, Pere Brunet|newspaper=Transnational Institute|title=Building walls|date=2018-11-09|url=https://www.tni.org/en/publication/building-walls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515040207/https://www.tni.org/en/publication/building-walls|archive-date=2022-05-15|retrieved=2022-06-10}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 12 June 2023
| European Union | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
 | |
| Largest city | Paris |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Plutocratic confederation |
| History | |
| 1 November 1993 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,233,262 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 447,007,596 |
| Currency | euro (€) |
The European Union (EU) is a neoliberal political and economic union of 27 European countries established in 1993.[1] In 2006, it provided €600,000 of funding to the fascist Alliance for Peace and Freedom.[2] The entire European Union voted in favor of Nazism in a 2022 UN resolution.[3]
History
Predecessors
In 1910, Gerhard Hildebrand, an opportunist and imperialist, proposed a creating a United States of Western Europe that would exclude Russia and organize military actions against China, Japan, African freedom fighters, and Islamists.[4]
The European Economic Community, founded in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome, directly preceded the EU.
Founding and expansion
The Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992, shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and came into effect in 1993. During the 1990s and 2000s, the EU expanded into Eastern Europe.
Brexit
In 2016, the United Kingdom left the European Union.[5]
Anti-communism
In 2019, the EU passed a resolution equating communism and fascism as forms of "totalitarianism." The KKE, PCP, and Italian Communist Party condemned the resolution.[6]
Imperialism
In a 2022 speech, Josep Borrell, the EU's top foreign policy official, promoted colonialism and called the rest of the world a "jungle." He also advocated for regime change in Russia to install a pro-Western government.[7]
Border
Over 40,000 people have died trying to cross the border of the European Union,[8] and the EU has constructed nearly 1,000 km of border walls since its founding. By 2027, Frontex, the EU's border police, aims to have 10,000 armed guards.[9]
References
- ↑ Matthew J. Gabel (1998). European Union. Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ↑ "€600,000 for Hitler's political descendants: How the EU funds Neo-Nazi Parties" (2016-05-12). In Defense of Communism. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ↑ Eric Zuesse (2022-11-07). "U.S. and Allies Vote For Nazism at U.N." Countercurrents. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ↑ Vladimir Lenin (1916). Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism: 'Parasitism and Decay of Capitalism'. Moscow: Progress Publishers. [MIA]
- ↑ Costas Lapavitsas (2019). The Left Case against the EU (pp. 10–29). Cambridge: Polity Press. ISBN 9781509531080
- ↑ Muhammed Shabeer (2019-09-27). "European Parliament’s anti-communist resolution draws widespread criticism" Peoples Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ↑ Ben Norton (2022-10-15). "In neocolonial rant, EU says Europe is ‘garden’ superior to rest of world’s barbaric ‘jungle’" Multipolarista. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ "Frontex". Abolish Frontex. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ↑ Ainhoa Ruiz Benedicto, Pere Brunet (2018-11-09). "Building walls" Transnational Institute. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2022-06-10.