The EU : One Big Happy Family.

[Jack Knave]

The leadership are singing from the same song sheet. 

https://euobserver.com/tickers/135138

Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi has stepped up criticism of other EU leaders by calling the Bratislava summit just a "nice cruise on the Danube". "I don't know what Merkel is referring to when she talks about the 'spirit of Bratislava," he told Corriere della Sera on Sunday,. "If things go on like this, instead of the spirit of Bratislava we'll be talking about the ghost of Europe."


The peoples' discontent is getting to the EU elites. 

https://euobserver.com/tickers/135142

Germany’s central bank chief, Jens Weidmann, has warned the EU against pushing for further integration after the UK’s Brexit vote, saying such an approach “no longer resonates with the public”. Speaking to a group of European media outlets on Sunday, he warned against overloading the European Central Bank (ECB) with expectations. "This gives me some concern, because the ECB can not solve all problems", he said.

[Hope]

Jack, similar opinions have been being aird by a number of EU leaders and bankers for several years, so none of this is particularly new - except that they now have Brexit to hang their issues on.

[Jack Knave]

Jack, similar opinions have been being aird by a number of EU leaders and bankers for several years, so none of this is particularly new - except that they now have Brexit to hang their issues on.

True, but when I mention these things to some on this board they deny the severity of the situation; they call it healthy discussion but it has passed that point long ago. Also, the rhetoric and animosity of late has been nudged up an notch. The EU is near to breaking point. What I've posted is just the tip of the iceberg. And...AfD got 14% in the Berlin elections giving them some seats.