October 3rd, 2030, Brussels – Liberty instead of disagreement is the new agenda since past friday, when the agreement for the merging of all 27 european union’s member states in political and economical way was signed by their state leaders. As the new European chancellor Angela Merkel accentuates, the unification was “a big step to”, as happened last time in 2015, “stand up against the Chinese predominance and to enable a high standard of living to all European citizens again.”

The agreement was preceded by violent protests from the Italian, Spanish, Greek and Cypriot citizens, which, after years of expensive rescue efforts mostly remained only poverty. In addition to the liberalization of the study system there is also EU-wide, toll free trade as seen in China, that not only because of its enormous size has some main advantages compared with Europe, which is even great, but also has many internal borders that slow down trade.

“We are confident the liberalization of the study system will allow us to close up with China again soon”, Rama Yade, the French minister of education says happily, “this will be made possible especially by ‘IntStudy’, that allows students from now on to change their country of study every two semesters and thus help them learning new languages.” IntStudy is the follower of the Bologna process, on which it is based. However, there have some crucial improvements been made, such as the reduction of the regular 40-hour week to now 25 hours per week, so that students, who have to finance their study by working part-time, can do so. Also the self-study is now being supported by abolition of the in many places existing compulsory attendance at lectures. Lecturers or universities that still await the attendance of their students will be fined sharply.

The European Credit Transfer System maintains and legitimates students with at least 60 ETCS-credits for using IntStudy. A grant up to 45% of the relocation and travel costs can be requested at the pan- European ministry of education. This is financed by the above-mentioned fine for professors and universities that require compulsory attendance.

Among the most critical observers there are especially German and British politicians that fear their countries must pay again, as happened last time during the financial crisis in 2012, high amounts to the European public treasury.

Anyhow, the new European constitution requires every of its 27 states to pay a 55% tax on their State Income, which is inspired by the system of the GDP.

“Of course”, the representative of the Federal State of Germany, Johannes Ponader, appeases, “ the amount can be adjusted individually, so the differentiation will stay fair, independent from the guideline of 55%.” Therefore, the European government presented a concept, modeled after the German concept of fiscal equalization, that automatically holds the money at equilibrium. In case of sudden stagnant economy, the share is reduced by the amount that is lost while the economy is weak.

Whether this largest of all European revolutions will prove its worth is questionable and should remain to be seen, some of the Eurosceptics warn.

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