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Originally Posted by jamesqf
So you don't have to stuff your wallet full of half a dozen different currencies when you travel? Really, I thought that was the whole point of the Euro.
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The original concept from the "Eurocrats" was much more, some kind of full economic and eventually a political union. Something like the Euro could exist and include Northern Europe (France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark etc.). Beyond that the countries are too different in terms of economic pace, direction and policy, although maybe a seperate Euro could exist.
The idea of political union is even harder. A few years ago there was a new constitution or treaty. In several countries in Europe the populations voted no, the response from the EU was to get them to vote again until they said yes. In the UK we didn't even get a chance to vote, and when parliament was "asked" by the people to debate Europe the government imposed a 3-line whip (basically MPs who rebelled would be expelled, although none have) to make sure they won - just about...