The European
Union was created in 1993 by the Treaty of Maastricht.
A total of twenty-seven countries in Europe have joined
together in a nation somewhat equivalent to the United
States of America. With the establishment of this organization,
not only do the countries in this union benefit, but others,
such as myself, benefit as well. This union not only shows
the cooperation that the world is capable of constructing,
but also how we can come closer to uniting this world
as one and helping one another be the best we can be.
Given that the European Union was set up in the repercussion
of World War II to bring peace, stability, and prosperity
to Europe, it shows that these once conflicting nations
have gotten together to be at peace with one another.
Wealthy and successful countries such as France and England
join this organization having more of a loss than a gain,
but instead of thinking just about their own country these
powerful nations come together with the other less fortunate
ones to aid them in a time of need. Born in the United
States from a Peruvian mother and a Cypriot father, I
did not grow up like most people in American society.
My parents had their own ways of looking at things and
did not care what the “American way” was.
Having a father who is a Cypriot citizen, and chose to
remain one even when living in the United States, is now
assisting me in what I wish to pursue. Cyprus happens
to be one of the twenty-seven countries united in the
European Union, and with this said I can now get a European
Union ID. With this ID card I can work in any country
that is a part of the European Union and be treated as
a European citizen. My dream is to study French for a
few years in France, and maybe later on live there. Having
this ID card and considered a European citizen will make
life easier in a foreign country and definitely more enjoyable.
Other than the European Union helping myself, I think
this organization shows that if European nations can come
together and negotiate ideas. Not only does this union
show a type of team work, but also that peace and merging
to form one single organization without losing the individuality
of each country is possible. Like most other countries,
European ones have fought and have had their disagreements
in the past, but now with the creation of the European
Union it comes to show that people out there do want to
unite with other countries and do want to work together.
As a frequent traveler, I find European countries to be
the most interesting and pleasant to visit. Having visited
France, Switzerland, England, and Cyprus, I find myself
learning about the different cultures and traditions that
each unique country has to offer. Now to see most of those
countries coming together and working as one while still
preserving their own distinctive customs is incredible
and certainly does show that peace and cooperation is
possible for anyone out there who wishes to see it. The
European Union is a great inspiration to other countries
and young individuals, such as myself, in showing that
not everything has to be resolved in a conflict, but rather
a unified union.
