BRUSSELS— Beset by critics and buffeted by economic woes, European Union chiefs might have been forgiven for thinking that at least Pope Francis would apply some balm for the New Year in his address to the EU parliament.
Not so. Even the pontiff spoke of a continent that was “elderly and haggard” facing a world which “regards it with aloofness, mistrust and even, at times, suspicion.”
Little wonder that many in Europe hope that 2015 is the year the fortunes of the 28-nation bloc bottom out and things finally look up again.
Certainly, the EU has the zest and energy brought by a …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
