I am not so optimistic. Might be, that part of it was because of the will to unite Europe, but it was from the beginning at least "well meant, but very badly e

I am not so optimistic. Might be, that part of it was because of the will to unite Europe, but it was from the beginning at least "well meant, but very badly executed". What we have seen in the last five years, was growing resentment between Southern- and Middle-Europe because of the Euro. The "unity" of Europe is more endangered by the Euro, than rescued, as much I see now. Idealistic goals can not make up for lies (about the security of the Euro, where no measures where really taken serious) and extreme poor execution. Some countries where taken in the Euro, just because some countries wanted to counter the influence of Germany. That is not idealistic, but purely old, dirty power politics.