Oh, YES. I've always wanted this.
Never got why we still have nationalist passports within the EU.
this post was submitted on 09 May 2026
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Because functionally the EU is a federation rather than a single entity. It’s a way of ensuring some common standards while still maintaining independence (exactly like the fediverse). In order for an EU passport to work, countries outside of the EU would need to recognize all countries in the EU as a single entity. That’s where it gets complicated.
It's not complicated. This is just for the cover of the passport. Our passports already have the "European Union" words, but each country has a different style.
With the EU not having formal common foreign policies the passports of member states are still separate, with numbers of countries that can be freely accessed with one ranging from 186 to 175 (Sweden to Cyprus).
The EU is a shared platform, not an identity. We are not a monoculture and I don’t think aping USA in this regard is helpful.