I spent three months in the EU this summer and all I can say is, there are GOOD things about the EU (easier travel between borders, one common currency, etc) and there are some BAD things about the EU (the loss of cultural identity between countries, the ever-present threat of ultra-conservative totalitarianism, etc). So basically the EU is like everywhere else.
Thank God for English because the language situation over there is a total fucking mess. LOL