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> This comes mostly to fill up the void that UK will leave in the E.U. by exiting and ofc is not going to fly. Alternatively, this has been in the making for a

> This comes mostly to fill up the void that UK will leave in the E.U. by exiting and ofc is not going to fly. Alternatively, this has been in the making for a long time, but always has been kept back by the UK to support their relevance inside of the EU. Why do you state that it "[of course] is not going to fly"? Can you refer to some similar situations that provide precedent for your prediction? > The European Union is at crossroads Why? And why at this particular point in time? Is it because the UK is leaving, or are there any other reasons the EU cannot maintain their current course? > Not to mention that is nearly impossible for him to achieve anything substantial against Berlin. How so? Is the EU colluding with Germany to the detriment of the other member states? Can you provide any evidence of this? > Everybody tries to make his best, while every action of every key-player leads inevitably to the worst possible outcome. Do you mean for this particular endeavour or their policies in general? Because in general the results of the EU up to this point seem far from the worst possible outcome. If you mean this particular policy, why do you believe it will lead to the worst possible outcome in this specific instance?

msabalau 9y ago
The notion that a parallel from of coordination between underfunded militarys either materially threatened British relevance in the EU in the past or acts in any substantial way to replace it's military might in the event the EU needed to act outside of NATO in the future is extremely dubious. However minimal this effort is, it is certainly wise given Brexit, increasing influence of isolationists and nationalists in the US, and Russia's appetite for power projection.
polotics 9y ago
Hi craigsmansion. A lot of the answers to your questions start by looking at the Target2 imbalances, I think. Also the widening gaps between yields on sovereign bonds from EU countries. Germany is refusing Euro-Bonds, profitting from the end of the competitive-devaluationS era of european economics, so far the EU seems to have been just a mercantile bait-and-switch.

msabalau 9y ago

The notion that a parallel from of coordination between underfunded militarys either materially threatened British relevance in the EU in the past or acts in any substantial way to replace it's military might in the event the EU needed to act outside of NATO in the future is extremely dubious. However minimal this effort is, it is certainly wise given Brexit, increasing influence of isolationists and nationalists in the US, and Russia's appetite for power projection.

polotics 9y ago

Hi craigsmansion. A lot of the answers to your questions start by looking at the Target2 imbalances, I think. Also the widening gaps between yields on sovereign bonds from EU countries. Germany is refusing Euro-Bonds, profitting from the end of the competitive-devaluationS era of european economics, so far the EU seems to have been just a mercantile bait-and-switch.