tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post4779821235841303266..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: Schäuble comes out strong for #EUReformOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-14703038714804017762014-06-03T09:06:03.901+01:002014-06-03T09:06:03.901+01:00Schauble has an appalling track record and is one ...Schauble has an appalling track record and is one of those who should have lost their jobs.<br /><br />No thanks. Can we have a monkey with a pin instead? We would have more chance of getting it right.<br /><br />SCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-16743206762990781002014-06-02T14:09:55.299+01:002014-06-02T14:09:55.299+01:00" one of Europe's most important politici..." one of Europe's most important politicians "<br /><br />He's not important.<br /><br />He's just a sordid little Eurofascist like the rest of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-596920428743157402014-06-02T11:59:50.401+01:002014-06-02T11:59:50.401+01:00Sorry but Wolfgang still doesn't 'get it&#...Sorry but Wolfgang still doesn't 'get it' and neither of course does Dave. Mr. Shauble may well be an EU 'big hitter' who is up for Dave's reform ideas but, and it's a big but, he still thinks it's a wonderful idea for a bunch of unelected EU Commissars to control the UK's (and of course all the other EU country's) affairs concerning:<br /><br />The single market;<br />Trade;<br />Financial markets and currency;<br />Climate;<br />Environment and energy;<br />Foreign and security policy.<br /><br />All I want, as do an awful lot of other voters, is afew bureaucrats to run the single market who are fully accountable to the democratically elected governments of the respective nation states. End.<br /><br />The idea that the EUSSR needs to have control over all of the areas he listed because 'long-term success can only be negotiated on the European level' is complete nonsence.<br /><br />Back to the drawing board Wolfgang.<br /><br />Average Englishmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-42623035149559099282014-06-01T10:48:01.064+01:002014-06-01T10:48:01.064+01:00I know it is hard for pro-Europeans to understand ...I know it is hard for pro-Europeans to understand but the desire to abolish the nations of Europe out of fear of war is just another sort of racism.<br /><br />This "<a href="http://pol-check.blogspot.com/2014/05/how-have-ultimate-racists-managed-to.html" rel="nofollow">Racism of the Second Kind</a>" is worse than gangs of yobs because it seeks to eliminate whole races. It is an attempt at a final solution to the race "problem" in Europe.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442010719863995872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-74735863921553661272014-05-30T15:03:53.994+01:002014-05-30T15:03:53.994+01:00> On one hand we need a stronger Europe, partic...> On one hand we need a stronger Europe, particularly for the big and overarching questions, that no [one] state can solve alone<br /><br />And what would those be? <br /><br />Of course climate "problems" (read: taxation) and the subversion of sovereign states in Europe, ME and Africa.<br />I am still confused about his climate comment, though: if that genius thinks the problem is solvable on the EU level, why does EU bother to engage in the idiotic UN sponsored climate freak shows? Unless of course the whole thing is indeed about the taxation.<br /><br />Down with the EU!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-57162532861885741402014-05-30T12:53:46.591+01:002014-05-30T12:53:46.591+01:00Problem with German politics is that it is too muc...Problem with German politics is that it is too much dominated by Merkel (and her managementstyle).<br /><br />Merky's managementstyle is simply awful for a situation in which the EU is now.<br /><br />Imho this will very likely end badly. Several important dossiers that need big moves or likely might require big moves somewhere along the line.<br /> And the one step at the time approach combined with the populations (not only in Germany) not being ready for it or not supporting it makes things even worse.<br /><br />A lot of Schauble's ideas are not well considered and simply often miss any sustainable popular platform, but at least he starts the discussion about 'big solutions' for big problems.<br /><br />She has to make some important strategic choices and she simply doesnot. Always first looking from which angle the wind is blowing. That is simply no real leadership. In some situations it will work well (or it will be the best strategy) in others however it is not.<br /><br />Just to mention a few.<br />-relation with Russia<br />-future energy policy (EU and national)<br />-US relation/NSA<br />-EZ still not on stable footing (nowhere near an optimal currency area)<br />-democratic platform for the EU<br />-EU reforms to keep the club together<br />-US treaty<br />-succession in her party<br />-views re AfD and possible future coalitions<br />-costs of welfarestate/aging<br />All dossiers that need strategic thinking and forward looking leadership and not Merky style follow the madness of the day before making a move. In several dossiers the latter managementstyle will cause a lot of unnecessary troubles.<br />Riknoreply@blogger.com