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The first Vice-President of the European Commission made the shocking claim in a video discussing the risks of nationalism.

Mr Timmermans said: "Nationalism is like alcoholism: a short period of exaltation followed by a long period of headaches.

"If nationalism makes us poor, weak and morally insecure, how can it claim to be patriotic?To be a patriot is to be European, to be European is to be a patriot."

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The footage was released to commemorate the victims of all totalitarian and authoritarian regimes which the EU celebrates annually in August.

He continued: "A true patriot is proud of his nation, wants it to be strong, peaceful, prosperous and values-based.

"To achieve that, a true patriot knows he needs unity, he wants openness, he craves cooperation with others. he sees the strength found in compromise, debate, and unity."

The European Union is currently facing growing dissent from member states.

Euroscepticism has spread throughout the union, with parties starting to question the functionality of the European Union.

In France, presidential candidate Marine Le Pen gained 33.9% of the popular vote running on a deeply anti-EU platform.

Italian Five Star Movement (M5S) is currently polling at 27.6% against ruling Democratic Party (PD)'s 26.9% ahead of the 2018 general elections.

The party has been very vocal in its critic of the European Union, especially in regards to matters concerning the Euro and the migrant crisis.

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