Sure, they gave us 100 years of peace on the European continent, and hassle-free commerce, travel and communication across borders, and the freedom for any of its citizens to study and work anywhere within its borders, and modern mobile phone networks [1], and universal phone chargers, and strong protections of our personal data, etc., etc., etc.
…but other than that, what has the EU ever done for us?
OK, I admit to being (more than) a bit overzealous on that point. Still, peace has existed within the borders of the EU and its predecessors since the formation of the ECSC (one of the EU’s predecessors) in 1951.
Even if you disregard that point, though, the overarching point of my comment still stands.
Technically speaking, you're still incorrect. Algerian War happened inside the ECSC borders, however outside the European continent. Then, there were much smaller Basques-Spain and IRA-England conflicts.
The right wording might be "there were not yet a war between internationally recognized acting EU member states". That may still be an achievement, because you cannot say the same for a lot of other alliances, e. g. for NATO.
OK, I admit to being (more than) a bit overzealous on that point. Still, peace has existed within the borders of the EU and its predecessors since the formation of the ECSC (one of the EU’s predecessors) in 1951.
Even if you disregard that point, though, the overarching point of my comment still stands.
After WWII Europe was occupied by the allies on one side and the Soviet Union on the other side. It was called the cold war and peace was guaranteed by mutually assured nuclear destruction. Not by the European Union.
…but other than that, what has the EU ever done for us?
https://genius.com/Monty-python-what-have-the-romans-ever-do...
[1] GSM was created as a European standard by the EU