A Europe of and for the people
There was a time in the 1980s and 1990s when companies could not merge with one another fast enough - it was the time of the "jumbo mergers". Those were also the years when the European Union, then known as the European Community, drafted its long-term plans for an ever increasing European marketplace, complete with a common currency and no national borders. Funny how things have changed. Ten or twenty years ago, companies and countries were quite eager to come together to create ever bigger entities, but now, quite the opposite is true. One only needs to look at Kosovo’s recent declaration of independence, or the efforts of Catalans, Basques, Québecers and several others, to understand that more and more countries cherish their sovereignty and independence. Even in the corporate world, high-profile mergers have ended in divorce (e.g., Daimler and Chrysler).
Note EU-Digest: Mr. Patels seems to belong to the anti-EU group who still believe that countries like Britain can survive on their own. Dream on....
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How convenient if I could sign up to 1973 at the beginning of every year.
Mr Patel's text raises a few questions:
Seriously, when did parliaments become undemocratic?
Wouldn't it be better to base a Europe of and for the people on strengthening democracy at the EU level, since the more important decision migrate there as a consequence political and economic globalisation?
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