Who says? And if they do they are lying. No it is not, it is there at the heart of the EU project!!!
That is part of Cameron's agreement and it's acknowledged that since the phrase offends certain sections of the UK electorate we can be exempt .It's not a major issue from the EU perspective.
We do not have common values with all the EU members, that is the problem. Common culture? You must be mad if you really think this!!!
I'm sorry but I do fundamentally disagree with you there.
At a time when liberal democracy is under threat from many directions how do our values and interests differ significantly from our European partners?
Would you feel happier if we moved closer to the influence of China or Russia ? - Cultures that most of us would find much more alien and less democratic. Or even America - certainly democratic, but probably not to most peoples taste.
Then there is the tide of militant Islam that threatens us all!
In that light those awful Germans who claim all the sunbeds suddenly don't seem so bad.
I note your avoidance, a sure sign that you have lost the argument. And a crappy joke as well that shows the paucity of your feasible mind.
I'm sorry Jack but 'Eastern Acoustic Works' was the only obvious thing that google could find for EAW.
Perhaps you would like to elaborate?