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What's wrong with the EU?

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Making Europe democratic - pt. 3 - Volt

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Making Europe democratic - pt. 2 - Diem25

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Making Europe democratic - pt. 1 - the Pirate Party

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Elections in The Netherlands: Dutch Democracy explained

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European Parliament explained - 2024 update

This 2024 update of our 2017 video gives a short yet comprehensive introduction of the European Parliament. Among other things it covers the composition, powers and tasks of the European Parliament.
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In this series we explain complex aspects of the EU in a comprehensive and understandable way. If however, despite our diligence and help of EU expert Teun Janssen, we have left something out or made a mistake, please be so kind to tell and forgive us.
Corrections/mistakes:
* In the map of Europe some lines got lost in the animation process. It now accidentally shows Czechia and Slovakia as one country, and Ukrain...

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7:54

How to fix the EU

Просмотров 1,3 тыс.Месяц назад

In this two part video we run through the main changes needed to fix the European Union according to Reinier van Lanschot. Want to know more about his thoughts on Europe? Check out his book "Wij zijn Europa". In this second video on how to create a true European democracy we will discuss the European Commission, the Council, and more. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/Ciceroni With Ciceroni we s...

9:03

What's wrong with the EU?

Просмотров 1,3 тыс.2 месяца назад

In this two part video we run through the main changes needed to fix the European Union according to Reinier van Lanschot. Want to know more about his thoughts on Europe? Check out his book "Wij zijn Europa". In this first video on how to create a true European democracy we will discuss the European Parliament, its elections and parties. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/Ciceroni With Ciceroni w...

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Making Europe democratic - pt. 3 - Volt

Просмотров 5 тыс.2 года назад

In this short series we discuss three relatively new political parties. All three seek to change the political game in Europe. In the third part we discuss the youngest of the three: Volt For part 1 on the Pirate party click here: ruclips.net/video/S3MGcBi0Org/видео.html For part 2 on Diem25 click here: ruclips.net/video/X5ZfvO68mbM/видео.html Website of Volt: www.volteuropa.org/ Chapters: 0:00...

Making Europe democratic - pt. 2 - Diem25

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Making Europe democratic - pt. 2 - Diem25

Просмотров 3,8 тыс.2 года назад

In this short series we discuss three relatively new political parties. All three seek to change the political game in Europe. In this second part we discuss Diem25. For part 1 on the Pirate party click here: ruclips.net/video/S3MGcBi0Org/видео.html For part 3 on Volt click here: ruclips.net/video/N8TwSQmw78M/видео.html Website of Diem25: diem25.org/en/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro: democratise Europe ...

Making Europe democratic - pt. 1 - the Pirate Party

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Making Europe democratic - pt. 1 - the Pirate Party

Просмотров 5 тыс.2 года назад

In this short series we discuss three relatively new political parties. All three seek to change the political game in Europe. In this first part we discuss the Pirate Party. For part 2 on Diem25 click here: ruclips.net/video/X5ZfvO68mbM/видео.html For part 3 on Volt click here: ruclips.net/video/N8TwSQmw78M/видео.html Website of the Pirate Parties International: pp-international.net/ Chapters:...

Elections in The Netherlands: Dutch Democracy explained

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Elections in The Netherlands: Dutch Democracy explained

Просмотров 59 тыс.3 года назад

In the second video of our series about elections and democracy, we talk about the parliamentary elections and history of democracy in The Netherlands. CGP's video: We mentioned the video of CGP Grey explaining the position of three Islands in the Kingdom of the Netherlands and more. You can find that great video here: ruclips.net/video/eE_IUPInEuc/видео.html Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/Ci...

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Aphrodite, Aeneas and the city of love

Просмотров 3,4 тыс.4 года назад

Episode 6 in the series about the Greek Pantheon. This time we're introducing Aphrodite, God of love. We'll tell you how she was responsible for both the Trojan war and the founding of Rome. With Ciceroni we seek to be a guide to European culture and history. We’ll be talking about little known subjects as well as more ubiquitous ones. We strive to present the subjects in their complex context ...

Parlamentné voľby a demokracia na Slovensku

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Parlamentné voľby a demokracia na Slovensku

Просмотров 6 тыс.4 года назад

V prvom videu zo série 'Voľby a demokracia' vám povieme o parlamentných voľbách a histórii demokracie na Slovensku. Would you prefer to watch this video in English? We made that one too, watch it here: ruclips.net/video/fxt4UqkyXAI/видео.html Opravy: - 06:30 hovoríme, že je potrebných 5% preferenčných hlasov na to aby sa kandidát dostal na vyššie poradie na listine. Malo to byť 3% (ďakujeme Ada...

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Slovak elections & democracy explained

Просмотров 12 тыс.4 года назад

In the first video of our series about elections and democracy, we talk about the parliamentary elections and history of democracy in Slovakia. Preferujete slovenčinu? Pozrite si slovenskú verziu tohto videa na našom kanáli: ruclips.net/video/y11UTDMF1Ps/видео.html Corrections: - At 05:41 we say 5% of votes to move up on the ballot. This should be 3%. - We mistakenly refer to the US Senate and ...

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The True Meaning of A Christmas Carol

Просмотров 17 тыс.5 лет назад

We explore the true political, societal and economical motives behind one of the world's favourite holiday traditions and think about what it can still teach us today. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/Ciceroni With Ciceroni we seek to be a guide to European culture and history. We make videos on little known subjects as well as more ubiquitous ones, ranging from current affairs like the Europea...

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European Elections Explained

Просмотров 34 тыс.5 лет назад

The European elections are coming up, but what exactly are we voting for and why bother anyway? We explain the basics of the EU elections and give you some pointers to make up your mind. Useful links: Volt Europa: www.volteuropa.org Diem25: diem25.org/ Basic info on current EU political groups: meuz.eu/news/political-groups-european-parliament/ See which MEP voted what: www.votewatch.eu/ More i...

Where does EU money come from? (And where does it go?)

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Where does EU money come from? (And where does it go?)

Просмотров 45 тыс.6 лет назад

The way the EU gets its money from the Member States is not the most straightforward, so we'll give you a quick outline in this video.We'll also briefly discuss the expenditure of the EU, but won't go into detail about how exactly it is spent, that is a subject for another video. Errors (thanks to those who pointed them out): 2:18 - Text box: We obviously meant cease (instead of seize). Links: ...

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Ares and the Rage of Achilles

Просмотров 149 тыс.6 лет назад

Episode 5 in the series about the Greek Pantheon. This time we're introducing Ares, God of the violent and untamed aspect of war. We'll talk about Homer's Iliad and the role of the Ares-like rage in the story. With Ciceroni we seek to be a guide to European culture and history. We’ll be talking about little known subjects as well as more ubiquitous ones. We strive to present the subjects in the...

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How much do you pay for the EU?

Просмотров 22 тыс.6 лет назад

Statistics and figures can be very deceptive. This video explains a few effects that distort the figures of contributions to the EU by the Member States. Using the 2015 operating budgetary balance we try to give a more nuanced insight into the net cost of the EU. Regardless of your opinion about the (cost of the) EU, nuanced facts make for a better discussion. For more information on the EU and...