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There will be many more countries in Europe by the next decade. 0 0%
Various subtle national boundary modifications is inevitable or at least possible. Maybe 1 new country. 3 23.08%
Some alterations might occur, although not too noticeable. 5 38.46%
Within the next decade, all countries of Europe(minus one or two exceptions) will stay exactly the same. 5 38.46%
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Old 12-29-2015, 10:52 AM
 
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"Is Slovakia ever going back to Czech Republic?"

Slovakia is never going back to Czech republic, because it has never belonged to the Czech republic.
Czechoslovakia was a country/federation of two fully recognized nations with two parliaments and both with political and cultural autonomy.

I think that there are many turbulent regions in Europe like Ukraine, Former Yugo country Bosnia and Herzegovina, Catalonia which is going to leave Spain soon and maybe new South/North Italy.

Also there is a big chance that the EU is going to fall in 2016 because there are nations with strong cultural ties to their countries and don't accept "enough" Muslims, what is seen as unacceptable in France, Germany and Sweden.
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Old 02-14-2016, 09:50 PM
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How do you mean "slowly eroding away"? It's not like the Dutch or Danish languages are dying out. There's just a second language (or fourth since most people here also speak German and/or French) added to the vocabulary. Some people have problems with this and there's even an organisation against the "English-ization" of our language but I think that's a bit exaggerated.

Most people here are multilingual and we use a lot of English words that started since WWII, but the same goes for French, German and Latin words which we used long before that time. We've always been a country of traders so the use of other languages comes natural and is needed.
Their inherent value are not quite nearly as crucial when there is too much of another alternative language around. What if people don't want to master their own native language anymore because there is simply too much English. Mastering includes the more ultra advanced communication phrases of thinking, all of the best words, vital relevance of the language for everyday survival, literature, business, school education, and music lyrics in their own native tongue. Slowly eroding away immediate authentic treasures of the original language. Having way too much English when it's not the native one might accumulate contamination onto those country's own regional territory.


Are you living in the country of the Netherlands? They are one of the more trilingual+ nations of the Globe (Dutch, French, German, English). Not every country of Europe resembles these linguistic demographics. Romania is barely even bilingual right outside of their first language around lots of regions of the country. Imagining vast swaths of the Balkans: Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina, Albania, Serbia are similar to Romania's situation and never past semi-bilingual rarely trilingual not common at all. Same with Ukraine/Moldova/Belarus/Russia. UK, and Ireland is even less language savvy.

Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark are identical to the Netherlands language speaking variety. France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, and Hungary are in between those highest variety versus lowest variety groups.

There is tons of very important languages outside of English, including deserving to have endless universal respect. I am very anti-English once in a blue moon to not see languages of Planet Earth fall apart.


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Not strange at all. There are a bunch of them trying to break through on the international market and you can't do that singing in Norwegian, so you adapt to the unwritten rules. The language of international pop music is English. We have plenty of other artists singing in Nordic languages for the domestic markets. Nordic music will always be much more than whatever makes the charts abroad.
One main reason to defend what I believe is a rational imperative matter to music everywhere. International pop music doesn't have to be only English. Unfathomable anyone is against other languages to get past their domestic market. Can you tell me any Royksopp songs when singing Norwegian?
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Old 02-14-2016, 09:53 PM
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"Is Slovakia ever going back to Czech Republic?"

Slovakia is never going back to Czech republic, because it has never belonged to the Czech republic.
Czechoslovakia was a country/federation of two fully recognized nations with two parliaments and both with political and cultural autonomy.

I think that there are many turbulent regions in Europe like Ukraine, Former Yugo country Bosnia and Herzegovina, Catalonia which is going to leave Spain soon and maybe new South/North Italy.

Also there is a big chance that the EU is going to fall in 2016 because there are nations with strong cultural ties to their countries and don't accept "enough" Muslims, what is seen as unacceptable in France, Germany and Sweden.
Slovakia's explanation to declare independent sovereignty is because of having much more traditional religious conservative demographics compared to rather atheist not as religious progressive Czech Republic. Another reason was to take away dominant overly monopolized centralization of economics to Czech Republic when Slovakia didn't get to have enough of these resources. Political control of divided regions had other motives to separate them into nations.

What is happening exactly to Yugoslavia former republics of Bosnia Herzegovina surrounding regions? Catalonia leaving Spain is not a guarantee. Spain won't really legally allow these main events with getting too far.


Switzerland, and Norway never really had much beneficial strengths to enter the European Union. They are very successful and thriving without those identification unions. Woah, the European Nation is in jeopardy of disintegrating due to Muslim refugees immigration handling. Why not accept more Buddhists Southeast Asians to these nations for immigration statistically causing less problems? Fatal error to have been this open to that much Islam originating flows of people. Are there other countries outside of France, Sweden, Germany really wanting to lose their allegiance to the European Union group ambitions just if they are not allowing enough of those people into their nations?
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Old 02-15-2016, 12:37 AM
 
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No chance. But Iceland-Norway is a possibility far on the horizon. There is an Icelandic party lobbying for it.
If I were a country that had just had a catastrophic meltdown of the banking sector, I'd vote to join Europe's richest nation, too.
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Old 03-06-2016, 09:33 PM
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If I were a country that had just had a catastrophic meltdown of the banking sector, I'd vote to join Europe's richest nation, too.
Ironic Norway, and Switzerland have the highest average per capita income of economic wealth than any other significant geographic entity composed nation at all of the European Continental mainland. Even when they are not having any affiliation to the European Union. Immaculate illustration displaying the European Union agglomeration.

Switzerland, and Norway's economy must be heavily diversified enough by now to not collapse when they lose their main commodity. Although, Norway depends on lots of Oil, while Switzerland utilize Multinational Banking.

Evidence supporting the European Union existence is not really entirely necessary or even a rational imperative. Yeah, Iceland ought to join Norway's independent power now.
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Old 03-10-2016, 10:49 AM
 
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An undersea rail tunnel between Estonia and Finland could be a reality as soon as 2030, connecting with a new (somewhat high-speed) rail line to Riga, Warsaw, and Berlin to be called "Rail Baltica". The Estonian and Finnish languages are closely related.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki_to_Tallinn_Tunnel
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Old 03-11-2016, 09:27 PM
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An undersea rail tunnel between Estonia and Finland could be a reality as soon as 2030, connecting with a new (somewhat high-speed) rail line to Riga, Warsaw, and Berlin to be called "Rail Baltica". The Estonian and Finnish languages are closely related.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki_to_Tallinn_Tunnel
Unbelievable Finland technically went through a degeneration recently.

Economic to stagnate recession, and these founders are wasting billions of Euros to build a rather pointless undersea tunnel. Not enough people to utilize these resources often or not enough of a reason with the exorbitant cost.

They ought to call the emerging rail enterprise "Rail Dead End" Why not use these billions of money currency units on making a World Class Wifi Independent Cafe atmosphere all over the nation, or high variation Bar Nightclub Discotheques everywhere. Where is the real vision with these governing legislators political sponsors around to not truly serve and improve their representative area?

Is Estonia ending up as Finland's closest geographic alliance compared to any other country or are Sweden/Norway/Denmark Scandinavia more fitting to unification multinational grouping labels?

Ironically, there isn't too much isolation after all with Finland, Estonia, and Hungary's native national language. Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian are all grouped into the Uralic language family.
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Old 03-13-2016, 10:57 AM
 
Location: Finland
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Is Estonia ending up as Finland's closest geographic alliance compared to any other country or are Sweden/Norway/Denmark Scandinavia more fitting to unification multinational grouping labels?

Ironically, there isn't too much isolation after all with Finland, Estonia, and Hungary's native national language. Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian are all grouped into the Uralic language family.
No. The tunnel is a proposal. Might never be built. If I would be a betting man, I would put my money on the not gonna happen -option.

Finnish and Hungarian are very very distant languages. Around as far from each other as English and Russian.
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Old 07-03-2016, 04:28 PM
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No. The tunnel is a proposal. Might never be built. If I would be a betting man, I would put my money on the not gonna happen -option.

Finnish and Hungarian are very very distant languages. Around as far from each other as English and Russian.
Bureaucratic clutter if the governing system ends up establishing the undersea rail tunnel between Finland-Estonia. Wrong source of funds. Those legislators ought to create more Independent Cafes, Bars, and Nightclubs with the right expression mode to sponsor. Another drastic method to improve quality of life. Now I understand Finnish, and Hungarian languages aren't having that much common similarities. Even when part of the same language group family. Although, Estonian is maybe not too alien.

Are the Baltic lands around Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ever wanting to have a unification in the future? I believe Montenegro is the most recent addition of undeniable official new country separation outside of another country happening in the year 2006. Used to belong with Serbia actually, and then having a solid Independent referendum narrowly passing a 55% threshold with only 55.5% of the citizens voting to declare independence. Imagine how much Serbia's entire image is winding up getting altered if all of that Adriatic sea coastline was still part of the same Serbian area. Kosovo is next, and already starting in the year 2008. After Kosovo, far Eastern Zones of Ukraine. Obscure what else is having massive modifications of magical country boundaries later on. Already up to 50 countries technically arguable wise. At least 43 absolute minimum when taking out mixed exceptions near the Middle East to Central Asia zones.
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