The EU is the orgasmic dream of all Free-Traders. One currency, etc. Look what that dream has become! A nightmare!!!!
part of the goal of the euro-currency-ization of the EU was tax and WAGE harmonization. IOW all EU would have the same costs of living and minimum wages.
Instead the poor or less incomed (because you could earn less and live quite comfortably in some countries) has lead to grass roots inflation.
Every day items have been rounded UP to the most whole euro. This means pensions which are based on the OLD currencies are unable to pay in the new euro currency ecconomies.
Of course the eurozone is dominated by socialists who want to continue increasing taxes and regulating charges which means their ecconomies stagnate more.
The nightmare is because of a huge welfare state, not free trade or a single currency.
Hilarious. Even more so that the observation is thought to be serious.