Gosh, correct me if I’m wrong here, but the entire purpose of the EU was to dictate economic policy. It’s just that France assumed it would be dictating to Brussels. Also, didn’t the EU dictate the haircut in Cyprus? I don’t recall the French saying, “Whoa! You can’t do that!”
Imagine....the French Socialists not happy with the EU Free Trade Communists. Looks like a Biatch Fight coming up