Le
Monde printed this afternoon with tomorrow´s date has a very important opinion
editorial by François Hollande about Europe´s future. The French President´s
views are very clear: the continuation of the common European project means
peace and will bring prosperity; on the contrary, the ultra-nationalism and the
return to national borders carries with it the seeds of conflict among the
different European nations; it is also a serious menace to the continuation of
the common currency, which means a return to devalued and
unstable national
currencies; it is a move back to poverty and underdeveloped economies.
And
the President shows he is very concerned with the current trends that run
against Europe. The project cannot move if the people are not in support. And
he sees that we are facing a serious risk that can easily undermine the
survival of a joint aspiration and shared interests. He sees, with great
concern, a continuing deterioration of the popular support to the Euro and the
EU.
It
is a good text. It should certainly be made available in other languages
besides French. In the current atmosphere, when the nationalists are getting
ground, it is critical to present a different view.
It
is actually a very simple, and also very correct view. Europe needs to unite
and cooperate better among its member states if it still aspires to play a role
in the global world we live in. That´s the only reasonable way forward. The rest
is just demagoguery.
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