Architects Rem Koolhaas and Stephan Petermann have produced a film explaining why, at the same price as a Netflix subscription, EU membership offers value for money to UK citizens.
Released by the Guardian to coincide with European elections this week, the four-minute film sets out the benefits of being part of the European Union.
The video starts by comparing the price of EU membership with a Netflix movie subscription, which costs £7.99 in the UK or ?11.99 in Europe.
It then goes on to list dozens of initiatives and projects that the EU spends its money on, from improving 15,000 miles of roads, railways and canals, to protecting 1,322 species of animals and plants.
The four-minute film sets out the benefits of being part of the EU
It also points out the EU's role in funding critical medical research and in working towards world peace. "We wanted to make sure people voted in the forthcoming European elections, especially young people," explained Koolhaas, 74, in an editorial released to accompany the film.
"In the current media landscape I think that there is a real shortage of concise, understandable and appealingly designed information."
It lists dozens of initiatives and projects that the EU spends its money on
The OMA founder continued: "There is also a paradox in that most of the votes for the European parliament are based on national and local issues, rather than ones the European parliament can play an important role in."
"There's...