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FLPanhandle

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6. The EU isn't going anywhere

Reply to newthinking (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 12:07 PM

Jan 2015

However, they got too aggressive with bringing countries in.

Greece, Spain, and Italy were added for political reasons but never fit economically.

Iceland recently withdrew their EU application as the negatives outweigh the benefits.

I suspect the EU needs to cast off a few and retrench with the prime northern European countries.

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The European Union May Be on the Verge of Collapse [View all] newthinking Jan 2015 OP

If it happens the far-right will celebrate a dream come true. There is nothing that motivates them pampango Jan 2015 #1

The idea of competing nationalisms enlightenment Jan 2015 #2

I think nationalism is much tamer in Europe now than it was early in the 20th century. pampango Jan 2015 #4

Nor has the idea of cooperating nations ever gone out of style... LanternWaste Jan 2015 #8

True. enlightenment Jan 2015 #15

The International Republican Institute's activity in Europe goes under the radar newthinking Jan 2015 #3

If it happens, it will be the fault of the Oligarchs who turned once sovereign nations, like Greece sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #10

The far-right does prosper when oligarchs create economic chaos. It happened in the 1930's and pampango Jan 2015 #11

I agree, the Far Right hates anything that benefits the people or gives them enough power to sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #13

Question: Is the creation of EU Union on the same level as a trade agreement like NAFTA? What jwirr Jan 2015 #5

The European Economic Community was created in 1957. It was more like NAFTA with the added feature pampango Jan 2015 #14

The EU isn't going anywhere FLPanhandle Jan 2015 #6

I believe the government in Iceland has tried to withdraw its application to join the EU but pampango Jan 2015 #9

disagree, I follow their news for years. EU is doing great, check your country in the drop down menu Sunlei Jan 2015 #7

didn't they have the Common Market in Europe in the sixties? Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #12