GERMANY - Approaching a third of German and French people want the European Union (EU) to become a single country, or ‘United States of Europe’, but only 10 per cent of Brits agree. The plan to turn the bloc into a federal superstate by 2025 was put forward by Martin Schulz, the former president of the European Parliament and a contender for German chancellor, earlier this month. He called for an EU constitution and for the bloc to rapidly expand its power and erode the sovereignty of nation-states, as well as demanding that any country standing in the way must be ejected.
Here is a classic example of how the media can manipulate facts.
“One Third of Germans Want United States of Europe”
“EU chief's dream of a United States of Europe collapses”
Both are referring to the fact that 30% of Germans want a United States of Europe. Conversely, 33% of Germans reject the idea and the rest are not very interested. Putting a positive or negative spin on the same facts can seriously affect reader perception…
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