The EU politicians remind me of generals of the Great War who claimed one more big push will break the Germans. Hundreds of thousands died as a result of these false claims.
Their modern equivalent amongst the EU political circles believe one more treaty, law or regulation will bring the financial collapse to an end. The end of the Great War came about with new allies and tactics.
To end the financial crisis the old ways wrapped in the EU flag have to be recognised as part of the problems. To achieve financial prosperity we need to break free from the old thinking and quickly ditch the EU.

Beware the Greeks making promises.

The Germans, on the streets of Frankfurt and Berlin, from the shores of the Baltic to Bavaria and politicians of all persuasions, are pulling themselves to bits over the EU club Med disaster zone but pro or con they are stuck in an inertia of procrastination.

They know how unpopular they [the Germans] are becoming, the old enmities are resurfacing. The French - part of the axis of the EU have gone very quiet, Hollande is way out of his depth, the paddle has gone missing. White water, the river is narrowing and quickening and the Lorelei rises looming out of the mists of the Rhine. Caught between a rock and a hard place the Germans know what must be done but still they waver and fret, drifting on the current.
In the distance, the sirens of Brussels screech their plaintiff dirge; "more Europe, more Europe, more Europe".

Who will attempt to steady the sinking boat? But wait! Oh no, the EUboat.......another torpedo from the evil Anglo Saxon Markets........... its been holed beneath the waterline.....................and there ain't no rescue boats in sight.


Donner und Blitzen!

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Why is it that the sliver of European soil that is Luxembourg has so much influence over EU matters. It's puzzled me for many years that such an inconsequential entity as this can ever presume to tell anyone what they should say, do and think about the EU, or anything else. In a normal world, Luxembourg and its preening elite would be completely ignored.

Guys, could you possibly speed this collapse up a little? This is going on like an unabridged version of the Roman Empire.......in Mandarin.....from an original Swahili translation. Thank you.

Yeah, yeah Doc. been reading all that for years they'll find a way to drag it out. (At least till after OUR elections)