Why are there so many countries in Europe?

Although Europe is small, there are many ethnic groups, including Germans, Germans, French and many other tough ethnic groups. In addition, many ethnic groups continue to be divided into smaller ethnic groups, such as Slavs, Eastern Slavs, Western Slavs and Ukrainians. Although there are not many ethnic groups in Europe, the smaller the number, the more ethnic branches there are, which leads to more and more ethnic groups who want to be independent.

Second, personal value.

In Europe, personal values and freedom have been emphasized since ancient times. So there are always all kinds of heroes in western history. Under this idea, the power of local, city and individual is overemphasized. Therefore, places that are dissatisfied with the central government are ready to become independent at any time, which is also the reason why so many places in Europe are independent and so many pocket countries.

Third, the centripetal force of culture.

In the history of Europe, it has never been possible to form a unified cultural thought. Every nation has little centripetal force and has its own set. Therefore, no country can assimilate and unify each other.

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Pay attention to people's livelihood in the future

With the development of European society to this stage today, the need for survival has once again become an important topic for people. However, the survival needs at this stage are very different from those before World War II, and people pay more attention to the quality of life and the fairness between different classes.

The tendency of European people to oppose immigration, integration, elites and globalization is ostensibly a manifestation of national egoism, but actually reflects the evolution of social levels. Faced with the strong voice of realizing economic growth and benefiting people's livelihood, governments around the world are under great pressure.

For Europe, many choices are in a dilemma For example, the financial crisis requires cutting social welfare, and reducing welfare expenditure will cause greater social dissatisfaction; The same is true for refugees. Acceptance and non-acceptance will lead to sharp conflicts. Of course, these problems have also created opportunities for European countries to carry out reforms.

If governments can pay more attention to solving internal economic and social problems, especially to reforming the old distribution system and welfare system, pay more attention to improving people's livelihood and achieve sustained growth through expanding foreign economic cooperation, then social contradictions can be effectively alleviated.

European politicians should reflect on the "new interventionism" since the end of the Cold War, take the initiative to dismantle geopolitical barriers, abandon the so-called ideological standards in international exchanges, and actively release the vitality of trade and investment. Achieving common development on the basis of equality is the correct way out.

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