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Different languages and cultures across Europe will prevent formation of a Federal Paneuropian country. US benefitted from English being primarily the common la
by anilg3 12y ago
Different languages and cultures across Europe will prevent formation of a Federal Paneuropian country. US benefitted from English being primarily the common language across different states.
Dissolution of EU and abandonment of common currency is the only long-term solution for situations like Greece.
- lifeisstillgood 12y agoNo, we can write off the debts in intelligent ways and manage the cost over the whole EU. It's just a costly political decision.
- logicallee 12y agoLong-term, would people really mind if their politicians speak English when participating at the 'federal' level? I can't imagine there would be such a large objection, and as a rule in my experience with Germans (the largest EU economy by a large margin, followed by the UK), they are proud English speakers, and English is a requirement for serious business or political participation. Germany and the UK would almost certainly be all right with federal English, and together account for 39% of the EU economy. The French (third-largest) have different feelings but I doubt that they would object to the simple fact of their leaders speaking English at the federal level. Just Germany, France, and UK, together account for 55% of the EU economy. Smaller countries would have more trouble adapting, but, really, how many leaders need to be involved at the 'federal' level? Local government can, of course, remain in its own language. I don't see why this isn't the correct solution long-term.