Europe divided by two opposing philosophies
http://www.euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=19363
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Europe divided by two opposing philosophies
Following a bitter and failed summit on the future funding of the EU, veteran politician and current head of the EU Jean-Claude Juncker has concluded that Europe is divided into two opposing camps - a free trade camp and a political Europe camp.
Sounding an extremely pessimistic note after a meeting of EU leaders that left the constitution's future uncertain and no agreement on money, Mr Juncker said that some member states want a free trade Europe and nothing else while others want a "politically integrated Europe"...
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...French and UK social models
President Chirac did little to quell these fears and directly after the referendum pointedly said that the French social model was not the Anglo-Saxon model.
British prime minister Tony Blair, on the other hand, was then heard to stress how important it was to reform Europe and make it more pro-business and less regulated...
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Hmm.. This is never good news.. This seems like the traditional division between economic and social models, which is normally debated by the conservatives and the social democratic parties.. This time the discussion is between nations..
The value questions are always difficult. It could be wise to simply wait some time, and consider the EU's direction after the dust has fallen.
- BtD
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06-18-2005, 10:12 AM
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