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The 8th of all EU-r rights: Data protection and how the Charter contributes
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Age: 30
Country of origin: Sweden
Country of residence: Italy
Profession: PhD student in paleogenetics at the Institute for Mummy Studies, Eurac Research
Q: How does the EU influence your day-to-day life?
A: Well, of course, the main thing is that I’m able to be here in Italy.
Q: When you think about the EU what is the first picture that comes to your mind?
A: The building of the parliament in Brussels.
Q: End the sentence: “Twenty years from now the EU … “
A: …will continue to work for the collaboration between the countries of Europe.
Q: Choose three adjectives for the EU!
A: Massive! (I’m a natural scientist, I don’t do adjectives) Complicated, I would say. And enabling maybe?
Q: Explain the EU to an 8-year-old child (in elementary school) in one sentence.
A: So, the European Union is a way for European countries to cooperate and not make wars.