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EU Struggles as Young Talent Flees Amid Declining Influence

11/12/2025

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The European Union (EU) faces waning global influence as the bloc is politically divided.
Young talent is leaving the EU for the United States and Asia.
Since 2008, the EU's GDP has grown 18%, far slower than peers.
Living standards are declining in the European Union.
Germany's GDP per capita, once higher than the United States, is now 60% lower.

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Story summary

The European Union (EU) faces waning global influence as the bloc is politically divided.
Young talent is leaving the EU for the United States and Asia.
Since 2008, the EU's GDP has grown 18%, far slower than peers.
Living standards are declining in the European Union.
Germany's GDP per capita, once higher than the United States, is now 60% lower.