[Vanders9]

If you notice, the countries who want this, and who are most for greater european union generally, are the ones at the center of the continent - France, Germany, the Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxenbourg) Italy.

The ones who don't, and who generally are more likely to back the US (especially on foreign affairs) are on the periphery - the UK, Ireland, Portugal, Hungary, Poland, the scandic countries etc.

So its not really all that surprising Sweden is out. The EU was formed by the central European powers and they fixed it so that it most benefited themselves (obviously).

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

The EU was formed by the central European powers and they fixed it so that it most benefited themselves (obviously).

I'm not so sure it is turning out to Germany's advantage. The bailee countries are looking to Germany for a big handout.