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It is ironic that the title of a column on the future of Europe should be coined by an American. Doubtless, as to who should define Europe, we would like to downsize US to us. The influence of a group of continental states that came together to become possibly the most dominant power in the history of the world however, the hyperpower (as coined by a European), now stamps its views on all parts of the world even once-mighty Europe. These days though, might is not just about arms (the US alone accounts for more than one-third of the worlds defence expenditure), but also paper: who invests in your pieces of paper, and how much they give you for them. In this respect at least, europe, with the euro, is a player and hopes to hold its own if not in the world, then at least in the EU. That now stretches from dublin to debrecen and encompasses the largest single market in the world; and therein lies the potential for all that Europe should stand for: making all its citizens better off and happier.
Stability, security and sustainable economic growth however take strategy, sacrifice and co-operation: solidarity from the rich to the poor to start with (a striking feature of the EU since its inception) and a consistent and continuous breaking down of national barriers and interest groups on the explicit philosophical basis that as a rule any such protectionism is a barrier to spreading the single market and letting the benefits of the eus powerful potential free. As to co-operation, everyone knows the adage about a camel being a racehorse designed by a committee, but a look at how far europe has come in a few short decades shows that everything is possible. EU freedom of movement means that children today in Hungary will be able to study at Oxford University on exactly the same terms cost, entry criteria, grants and benefits - as British teenagers; also demonstrating that benefits do not all go to the pan-european investors of the financial markets.
Though turnout for the European Parliamentary elections may seem small, and the numbers of commentators critising the new European Constitution large, beneath that there is slow but steady movement of people activating their european rights and moving around a borderless continent. Though politics does not yet travel across national borders, business and individuals increasingly do; and Swedes working in Germany and Italians buying car insurance in Luxembourg all spend the same money. New Europe should now come to a memorable or even inspiring end, however a conclusion is merely where you get tired of thinking and your word quota runs out so Ill stop where europe stands - in the middle of everything, not knowing where Im going, but hopeful that theres more and better to come.
First published in the budapest sun, 29 april 2004,
HYPERLINK "http://www.budapestsun.com/cikk.php?id=17527" http://www.budapestsun.com/cikk.php?id=17527
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