Europe's family group chat · since 1950
27 members. 24 languages. 1 grandma.
Merch for Europeans who argue about who invented fries, then share them anyway. First drop before Christmas.
EU
27 members · since 1950
France created the group “Coal & Steel” · 09/05/1950
FranceNew idea: we share coal and steel, so nobody can go to war again.
France added West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg · 1951
GermanyDeal. Agenda attached.
ItalyOk, but who's bringing the food?
LuxembourgHi, I'm also here 👋
Group renamed “European Economic Community” · 1957
United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark joined · 1973
United KingdomHello. Quick question: is there a discount?
Greece joined · 1981
GreeceSorry I'm late. I brought philosophy, democracy and the word “Europe”.
Spain and Portugal joined · 1986
SpainFinally. Dinner at 22:00, everyone?
Group renamed “EU” · 1993
Austria, Finland and Sweden joined · 1995
SwedenFika?
10 new members joined · 2004
EstoniaHi! We digitised the group. You can vote from your phone now.
Bulgaria, Romania (2007) and Croatia (2013) joined
United Kingdom left the group · 31/01/2020
BelgiumWho's hosting the next meeting? …oh. Us. Again.
Grandma joined the group
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GrandmaDid everyone eat?
In Portuguese, EU means “I”. In English, it sounds like “you”. In Europe, it means “us”.
I am EU is for people raised by one country and adopted by 26 others. We make fun of all of us, equally. Starting with ourselves.
Useless facts to be insufferable at dinner.
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Our anthem has no lyrics.The EU anthem has no official words. We couldn't agree on a language.
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The 12 stars aren't countries.They never were. Now you know. Now you're insufferable.
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541 days, no government.Belgium tried it. Everything was fine. Draw your own conclusions.
The I am EU Fund
€1 from every product goes to an Erasmus top-up grant for a young European who can't afford to go abroad. We'll publish every euro.
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raised so far · the shop opens before Christmas