What does it mean to be European?

What does it mean to be European? To live in Europe? No, atleast not to me. Although I was born here, I live here and my country is part of the EU, I don't feel European. I don't know about other people, but does Europe do anything to make us feel European? No, why should it. Does our government do anything to make us feel European? No! Atleast I didn't see it. So we're part of the EU, big deal! What are we getting from it? Better education? Better salaries? Better jobs? No! A big nothing (exept easier travelling between countries)! I don't see life in Bulgaria being like life in the UK, or somewhere else in Europe. Sure, there are countries that are worse than Bulgaria. But why does it happen so, that when we try to prosper, we go down?
I don't know what does it exactly mean to be European, but everybody has an oppinion. And mine's that you're European when you feel that way.
And I still don't and probably never will, until I see something coming out of it.