The question today is a very painful one: who is in charge
of the EU? Indeed, it is sad to note that the European machinery is without a
leader, at a time of great confusion and very serious risks for the continuity
of the community project. We have not heard a single word from Van Rompuy about
the Cypriot debacle. Barroso is travelling in Russia and then goes further east,
to Mongolia, but nobody knows what he is recommending. Not even a single word
of concern, when many of those who care about the future of Europe feel things
are getting tremendously out of hand.
At the national level, Hollande gives the impression he has
not been told about Cyprus. Merkel is also silent, which might actually be a
better option in her case. And all the others, in the different capitals, are
just hiding behind their national borders. Small people are very well known to
be fond of the saying “wait and see”…
This crisis calls for a new type of leadership. For people
whose voices are clear and able to spell out the direction things should take. For
people that are not afraid to say that the way we are now moving brings us to
the past. And the past of Europe was pretty ugly.
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