[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.

[Vanders9]

It isn’t working to Germany’s advantage NOW, but then that is because the Europhiles have tried to push the EU beyond what it originally was - a common market where goods could be moved round the continent relatively unimpeded. Nobody signed up for this “united europe” nonsense. In fact the peoples of Europe have consistently rejected the concept in numerous elections (the results of which, naturally, have been ignored). Now by trying to push through that which is simply not attainable they have brought about a massive economic crisis, and Germany is going to be left to hold the can.