European Misunderstanding

From the beginning, the building of a unified Europe was based on a misunderstanding, and a fear. Not fear of Communism, but fear of Germany. To assuage this persistent fear, based in the past, France and Germany decided to lead Europe together. Mad cows and toxic wastes flowing from one country to another, diplomats working behind closed doors, Germany holding the rest of Europe in a monetary strait-jacket and the French dreaming of the days when they were a superpower -Andre Gauron regales us with the failures of this union and its chaotic progress. An advisor to Lionel Jospin, this author paints a picture of the messy march toward a unified Europe and calls for a more representative system, starting with a Constitution for al or Europe.