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Why Eastern Europe is Becoming More Powerful (and Germany Less)
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Political power in the EU seems to be shifting away from its Franco-German axis, but why is this? In this video, we break down how the war in Ukraine, the subsequent energy crisis and recent election results have shifted power towards Eastern Europe.
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1 – https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-moving-step-by-step-toward-russian-energy-embargo-habeck-2022-04-04/
2 – https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-war-russia-germany-still-blocking-arms-supplies/
3 – https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-putin-ukraine-invasion-mistake/
4 – https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/06/21/eu-russia-ukraine-war-european-union-france-germany-poland-eastern-europe-baltics/
5 – https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/06/21/eu-russia-ukraine-war-european-union-france-germany-poland-eastern-europe-baltics/
6 – https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/06/14/emmanuel-macron-seeks-to-advertise-his-support-for-ukraine
7 – https://www.cer.eu/publications/archive/bulletin-article/2022/beyond-european-strategic-autonomy
8 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63596773
9 – https://www.intellinews.com/african-gas-pipeline-projects-revived-due-to-european-gas-crisis-248456/
10 – https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/19/europe-energy-italy-spain-natural-gas-russia-war/
11 – https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/19/europe-energy-italy-spain-natural-gas-russia-war/
12 – https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/19/europe-energy-italy-spain-natural-gas-russia-war/
13 – https://morningconsult.com/global-leader-approval/#section-2
14 – https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/germany/
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@jeroenhartog1222
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Your forgetting the Dutch in this discussion, the biggest of the small one's, there always in a key position.
@salehwahib3749
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
But Germany ranks 19th, Spain and Poland ranks 20th and 2th respectively in GFP.
@jaapfolmer7791
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
And what will these Atlanticists in the East do when Trump becomes president again. Or some other Republican who doesn't care a hoot about them?
Talk about being naive…
Besides, Poland has worse demographic troubles than China. Romania is catching up with them.
@hklausen
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
The east European people have been preconditioned by 74 years USSR communist role, they don't really understand democracy i the vest European sense. They did not hear much the three-way separation powers, court, goverment and police. Many times they elect corupt morons as leaders. It¨s already a big problem in EU.
@MrGreg771
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Man !!!What you,re talking about???Ask ordinary polish citizens about economic situation in most polish families.Stop your BS brainwashing propaganda which has nothing common with reality!
@fungo6631
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Eastern Europe is effectively being bankrolled by Germany and other western European nations. Turn off that tap and shit will happen.
@L_back
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
We must bring back the ones who fell
@MaximDL1410
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
👏❤️✊💪🇷🇴
@Dorpies
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Although it's not completely true. My country in the West is doing fine and also better than Germany. WE actually have our own gas but we refuse to use it. WE have a lot of Eastern-Europeans work here because they don't get enough paid apperiantly from where they are from. It's not easy to compare since the conditions of the people itself is still different. If not for the West this all was not possible and yet Ukraine is not yet winning, so what can that mean for the future. What if Russia takes Ukraine with all the Western weapons we gave them?
@JGS2024
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Very childish, unsubstantiated video, promoting fear in Europe. Why? This channel showed more interesting issues.
@jacekchmielewski6372
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Micron and Szulc have ideas based on old world paradigms when France and Germany were out, looking colonial powers. Since the defeating of Germany, in second world war, but subsequent wind by Germany economically, and opening up of the Victor of second world, war, Poland, but in effect a loser, because of geopolitics, and folding within the Soviets sphere, it only took 30 yards for Poland to reach 70% of per capita GDP of Germany. Remember in 1989 that was about 8%. This is an amazing rise, and even a slow down trajectory Poland will economically surpass Germany in about 20 years, United Kingdom in seven years in France in 15. This is white the old Europe, still stuck in the old ways of thinking, is so fearful of.
@jacekchmielewski6372
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Eastern Europe meeting Ukraine Belarus Russia actually getting much weaker. What’s rising is central Europe.
@SimbaM2kufu
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Africans need to shutdown gas and oil going to Europe.
@SimbaM2kufu
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
No one cares man. We all know Europe is not autonomous. It's a US puppet.
@scipioafricanus2
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
it's bloody obvious why: the degenerate western european countries have decimated their birth rates through allowing porn and promoting homophilia, transgenderism and feminism while destroying their economies through socialism and green energy policies.
@gyorgymuller5060
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
France would be a natural ally for every state in the eu east of Austria. Germans and Russians showed a tendency to partition this area between themselves when they were not at war with each other. France however is by far not strong enough to counter a Russo-German "axis", and maybe it values it's relations to these 2 big countries more than it values mid-eastern europe. Therefore, the US remains, who can and actually shows willingness to counterbalance German, and Russian influence in the region. This explains the US-leaning policy of Poland and the baltics.
Another option would be for all these countries to swallow their collective ego's, and seek much closer ties with each other so they can become an indenpendent geopolitical actor at least in the region, but that is impossible as far as I can see.
The people here in Hungary either don't care, are not very well educated in terms of history, or fail to realize the same vectors pointing in the same direction again, and again, and leading to the same result again, and again. 😀
@ewaoconnor7013
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
I am not a fan of the US military industrial complex but France probably wants the EU to be more independent so they can sell more of their own weapons. That’s among other valid reasons…
@jeffsmith3392
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Will someone tell the Presenter.. Macron is a lame duck President.
@chilloutcentral2097
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
This video is interesting, but it is almost entirely based on interpretation. Also, never underestimate the Germans. They can be down one year, but always come back with vengeance. History has always shown that. This Ukraine factor will show to be very temporary, especially after putin goes and thank goodness for the rest of Europe, especially Ukraine and even Russia.
@MyPonyLooksKindaWeird
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
I think the sentiment against france and germany and in favor of poland will change back to what it has been. Both france and germany certainly made the wrong decisions regarding russia. Let's not forget that it is poland which is still blocking the EU regarding hungary, which basically everything the EU should never be, as well as major russophiles. Yes, poland was right about russia, but on most other matters the ruling party is backwards. As all right wing partys they thrive in times of war and uncertainty but once the war is over, even though it might take time, people will once again realize poland and hungary (or at least their ruling partys/ party supporters) for what they truly are. Populists and liars with backwards values, which at no point are compatible with EU values and laws.
@J0HN_D03
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
A BIG JOKE… 🤦🏼♂🤦🏼♂🤦🏼♂
@xenoxtrollik4150
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
France at the top of power structure st the thumbnail is peak comedy 😂
@lucwenbourne2337
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
France has no energetic dependence and it is clean, it has the most influential language in the Union and the fastest growing language in the world
@Anorch-oy9jk
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
because germany pays for everything. Poland gets most of the money.
@royp6953
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
The United States should leave NATO completely. Leave it to the French. You can depend on them for your defense…. that should work out well.
@thunderbug8640
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
It’s simple. Eastern Europe including Poland has demonstrated it has balls, it can take the lead and is willing to. While Germany on the other hand has looked like a whipped dog, too scared to do anything, always waiting for someone else to take the lead.
@user-qo5in2vr3x
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Hate to see Germany loose its power in Europe. Democracy isn't working for Germany.
@civfanatic8853
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
I keep reading in the comments that Romania wasnt even mentioned in this video. Guys, dont take it personally, because:
1. Rou is one of the least affected countries by the Energy Crisis, being almost independent energetically. Actually its also helping Moldova as much as they can.
2. The guy hosting here TLDR is so poorly educated and knows so few historical facts that he was amazed in one of his videos Transylvania was not just a fictional land 😂🤣
Actually, considering his accent, he may be from Germany and ignorance about the eastern half of Europe is so well spread in Germany, France, Italy… and in general the western half of Europe(I mean they literally imagine dragons and fictional creatures here-vampires for sure in Rou 🤣), that most of the people there and especially the germans think romanians are the roma people(gypsies) they see begging and rummaging trough their garbage bins.
That was also believed by a german member of the European Parliament who insulted badly Rou and then publicly appologized to the romanian people after he visited Rou. I mean he had to visit Rou first and see with his own eyes its as european as he is just to find out such basic knowledge about the continent in the parliament of which he works everyday😮😮
And now you know the level of ignorance in the western half of Europe, the part that never suffered under the heel and boot of the USSR in general, but Russia especially and look now what Russia is capable of and what she is doing to her brothers, the ukrainians😔😟😨☹
@GOSSIP773
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Baltic state is of West Europe
@GOSSIP773
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Baltic is Western Europe geographically on north side like Finland
@andyfr4072
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Until in 18th century Poland was a major power in Europe stronger then Russia and Germany. Looks like Poland is fighting back.
@SagweeXD
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Polands central!! We are not Eastern!!!
@jeffzhang4890
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Because US stands behind the eastern European nations.
@josipag2185
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Nothing will be connected if Spain continues to fall under Moroccan blackmail thing. And Spain suggested MidCat, France said no because on the paper Fance will say this lovely stuff, proEuropean, and then in practice will undermine any common interest in order to favour just french. Ask any Spainiard, Italian, German.
Draghi was economist not statesman, he was called to save Italy when the guy wanted to be retired.
@josipag2185
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Apart of the UK, of course. Love it ❤
@SergeyStsiborsky
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Norway shouln't be red. They are gas exporters.
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@bgcvetan
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
If Germany became less powerful, France went into the trash bin.
@Panem_V
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Wow, this Video is very naive and not giving any answer to the questions raised. You don't define what u mean with power then u bring some stuff up to then NOT explain how this impacts the political daily work of the EU (simply because it doesn't) and then state how the power may change.
I really want my 12min back.
@CUBETechie
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Time of the exploitation of eastern European countries from western European countries come to an end.
@deluxecapprian983
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Romania and Ukraine have gas for the whole EU in next 50 years .
@aaronjones3284
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
The word of the Great CREATOR states that Europe lead by Germany will become a SUPER POWER REPLACING THE USA &:Briton. Yes, the God above has stressed Germany will be the lead of the revived Roman Empire .
@annakinzel4212
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Dude your geography is terrible go back to school Poland isn't eastern country only central
@KPPO200
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
East Germany also become more powerful.
@IfYoureLookingAtThisSubscribe
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Eastern Europe will never be as powerful as Western Europe.
@patsmith7320
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Eastern European decision-makers… +30 years have passed by since they all became free-market economies….they still haven't figured out how to treat people and have no business acumen. No thank you.
@LSmoney215
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Germany Italy and France need new presidents
@dontaskmewhy266
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
Draghi messed up the Italian economy
@Iondaime100
March 5, 2024 at 1:27 am
macron was afraid if you humiliate russia he would use the nukes he still might but the east is still right to prepre for war.