It was part of a conflict that's been going on for about 800 years.
There's absolutely no comparison.
In fact not only did the EEC through to the EU help stop war between nations in the bloc it also likely stopped the Soviets in their efforts to encroach more into Europe.
Thank you, so it was a war, on European soil within the last 70 years, regardless of how it was halted.
You don't have to go on to defend the EU, it was still a war or as you call it conflict.

