Van Rompuy Eurozone crisis: United States of Europe may be the only way to save euro

[Littlejoe]

It is a measure of the speed at which the politics of the euro crisis is changing. Only a fortnight ago all the attention was being lavished on France's new president, François Hollande, being sworn in in Paris as Monsieur Growth and rushing off on his first assignment to challenge Europe's Frau Austerity, Chancellor Angela Merkel.

"We need new solutions. Everything's on the table," Hollande pledged, meaning he would force Merkel to remove the noseclip and consider things that give off a foul odour in Berlin, foremost among them eurobonds – Germany solving the crisis at a stroke by agreeing to underwrite the debt of Spain, Greece, Italy and all the rest. Fat chance.

The USE – United States of Europe – is back. For the eurozone, at least. Such "political union", surrendering fundamental powers to Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg, has always been several steps too far for the French to consider.

Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European council, Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg leader and longstanding head of the eurogroup of single currency countries, and José Manuel Barroso, chief of the European commission, are to deliver a eurozone integration plan to an EU summit on 28-29 June.

Eurozone crisis: United States of Europe may be the only way to save euro | Business | The Guardian

[makememeek]

Nebuchadnezzer DID NOT dream of a statue with 27 toes of clay and iron,
but TEN.

[WKUHilltopper]

This guy--




reminds me of the Boss Elf on Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer TV special--



He really needs to stick with making toys.

[Faulty]

Nebuchadnezzer DID NOT dream of a statue with 27 toes of clay and iron,
but TEN.

I don't think what you are looking at with an EU superstate is all 10 toes, but rather just the first big toe.