Mirroring the Holy Roman Empire, the EU unites Europe's diverse nations into a powerful, peaceful alliance while maintaining each country's distinct identity.
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The European Union seeks to prevent virulent nationalism from happening again by restoring the cosmopolitanism, size, and economic clout of a multinational empire but without creating a unitary state in the process.