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Re: Image comments for THE GREATEST SUPERPOWER OF 21 CENTURY: EUROPE!
Posted by: jumbo
Date: 13/04/2005 08:18AM
What is this "common culture, language ... and ancestry"? Wasn's this a disparate bunch of immigrants from Europe?
The EEC (as it then was) was setup to ease trade between a few European countries - it was initially heavily influenced by France and Germany. General de Gaulle actually vetoed the UK's entry. Now with 25 countries, it is much more driven by consensus.
Those who think it is in a competition with other trading blocks are right. It was setup to try to allow all member states to compete on an equal footing. It means that Luxemburg has as great a chance as Germany or France of winning business.
As to the so-called bribes, what government does not send aid to it's more deprived areas? The US certainly does.
And since when does a partisan document produced by a government trying to justify its position have any weight?
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