[DeFault User]

Who would want to belong to a club that would have France as a member?

[Paladin2]

"I am not in favour of an initiative by the six founding members. I don't believe it is appropriate to form groups of countries. It is important for all countries to work collectively and on an equal footing."

This is why the UN works so well (LOL). France is part of the upper tier (permanent SC member). The EU, with France having veto power, could be expected to work just as well for the other members.

More evidence that the US Federal legislature setup with the Senate giving nearly equal power (still some tenure, FBI file access, etc. inequalities in operation) to the individual states has great merit.