Posted on 09/02/2012 5:06:46 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Last year, Germany went out on a limb by calling for political union in Europe. The idea was met with little enthusiasm elsewhere in the eurozone, but particularly in France.
After the election of French President François Hollande in May, it seemed that views of the EU's foremost political duo could not be further apart.
But the mood has since changed, and serious plans are underway to createif not a full political union, then something close to it.
Meanwhile, EU council president Herman Van Rompuy and others are drawing up a paper to upgrade the eurozone, which will be discussed by EU leaders at a summit on 18-19 October. It will include elements for a political union, but also for a fiscal unionsurrendering more budgetary powers to Brusselsconsidered key for the survival of the single currency.
(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...
His book is “America’s 30 years war: Who is winning?” Is that the one you read? It sure is a good read. I have a signed copy somewhere in my boxes of books.
And of course there’s Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzer’s dream about the giant statue whose feet were made of an incohesive mixture of iron and clay... (the EU)
“We’re puttin’ the band back together.”
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I believe it was Larry Bond’s “Cauldron”.
Okay. Love your tagline!!!
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