Will the ‘United’ Europe become the ‘Untied’ Europe?
Apparently, there is a big furore over the euro and its staying power in Europe. In Germany, certain groups are theorising about returning to marks, and some Italians are wanting to go back to the lira. I can understand the Germans’ frustration, especially since when the currency was changed from the DM to the euro, prices seemed to increase more and more, rather than just trying to keep the euro price equivalent the same as what something might have cost in marks. Most of these groups appear to be right-wing nationalist groups, which seem to be historically opposed to most international organisations that have jurisdiction over theor own countries. These speculations don’t seem to be passed into law any time soon, but it’s still definitely food for thought, as it casts some doubt on the viability of the common European currency. The ‘no’ votes on the European constitution earlier this year also make the future of the united Europe look somewhat grim. I personally hope that the Europeans can reach a settlement and co-operate when it comes to the euro and the constitution, since I’m a supporter of continental and global organisations that oversee the actions of individual nation-states. I tend to be more of a globalist than a nationalist, but I’ll discuss that in another post…
We’ll see its an interesting development. I think ultimately the EU is inevitable. They’ll just go back to the drawing board and perhaps dream up a Constitution that more people can sign on to.
Of course if they were smart they’d try for a looser federation like what the United States was originally conceived as, and not the bloated superstate France and Germany keep pushing for.
Comment by KPalicz — 7 July, 2005 @ 7:34 pm
Alex, what you say makes sense. They need to co-operate, but they don’t need to make the EU an actual superstate rather than a federation.
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