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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
Is Germany's drive to control the EU purse(s) going to accomplish what they failed to do in two World Wars??
We have read for years that the Europe NEEDS the EU to survive, from Germany and France..
Does it??
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With what little I know about this at the moment, I think Europe does need the EU. EU provides economic stability, or that's the idea anyway. Germany and France being the most powerful in Europe they're a pillar in the region taking a natural leader role. Look at the history, pre-ww1 Germany had a strong economy, highly industrialized, post ww2 it's naturally returned, to what it is today. Some of the other nations in the EU just can't do that for many reasons, but I feel if they follow the lead they might bring something to the table for the EU. At the moment, any benefits that are not there, is because of the extra spending from Greece and Italy. EU or no EU, Europe is still like it's own little global economy, everyone must keep the other on their feet or things go down.