The motto of the United States of America is “E pluribus unum” (Out of many, one). The European Union’s motto is “In varietate concordia”, which is officially translated as “United in diversity”. It is difficult to express the differences between the US and the European model any more clearly than this. The US is a melting pot, whereas Europe is a mosaic of different peoples and cultures that has developed over the course of its long history.

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