Europe

[Furunculus]

an EU ever further away from anything worthwhile to Britain:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/...653723,00.html

Now Is the Time for More EU! [excerpts]

Thorsten Benner and Stephan Mergenthaler are from the Global Public Policy Institute in Berlin and are experts on the EU's role in the world.*

1. With the Lisbon Treaty approaching the final hurdles before it is adopted, it is time for the European Union to take a bold step forward. It is up to Germany's new government to lead the EU out of a decade of doldrums. A European Army would be a good place to start.

2. The most obvious choice would be a deepening of Europe's collective foreign and security policy.

3. The US, overstretched as it currently is, would welcome any attempt to increase Europe's military capacity.

4. Instead of lobbying for a permanent German seat on the United Nations Security Council, the new German government should seek a European Union seat in the G-20.

* "vee have vays ov making you talk!"

1. lol, how about creating some backbone to use ones armed forces in the first place?

2. get stuffed, the best part about having trident is that it prevents our spineless polticians jumping feet first into a 'common' foreign policy.

3. roflmao, there will be no extra capacity, at best some additional harmonisation whilst budgets further dwindle, the result of which would be an end to independent military action.

4. most constructive ambition of the lot, but still not interested.