Tag Archives: Europe

Last scene of the fourth act

Posted on 2015-07-12 by Gilbert

[Hindsight note: This prediction was wrong.] Most people won’t realize how serious this is until it happens. Within a week. June 26th was the Greek tragedy’s third act: The conflict couldn’t be resolved short of a catastrophe. The Greeks wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Some political worrying on the side

Posted on 2012-08-01 by Gilbert

So when the Euro unravels and if it does so disorderedly, how much of the rest of European integration does it take down with it?

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Someone is wasting my money

Posted on 2012-03-18 by Gilbert

Within minutes of posting this, it was accessed by two IP’s that had never been here before. One is registered to the Commission of the European Communities, the other to the  Council of the European Union. Both were using dated … Continue reading →

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Delegation and Europe

Posted on 2012-03-18 by Gilbert

Germany is traditionally big on European integration. And indeed European integration has gone much further than anyone would have expected, say, 30 years ago. In fact it has gone much further than most Europeans realize. Right now I won’t explain … Continue reading →

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