[jaguar]

Europe is fascinating melting pot, and to see it work on anything effectively together is truly a great achievement. The EU is a body to create a collective political and economic force out of the mix that is Europe, from the hardworking Germans to the more laid back French, from the socialist Sweden to the hard-nosed British system. I can't see the EU or Europe taking any of those 3 paths, Europe is far more demanding of choice and quality to swallow the wholesale sellout and commercialism of corporate America (look at the protests to the French big brother) but at the same time Europe is still an economic powerhouse. I see each country inside Europe working automously, retaining their individual cultures, while working together to better themselves economically and politically on the world stage.