Wishful thinking is an occupational hazard for those who assess the health of the European Union. Those who want to see the EU fail underestimate its powers of resilience and recovery. Those who want to see it prosper underestimate its capacity for self-inflicted harm.
On the eve of last week’s European Council its president, Donald Tusk, claimed to have seen “a surge of pro-European sentiment in recent weeks, according to the polls.†(Other interpretations of the Dutch and French elections are available. Indeed, other polls are available.)
Tusk said he has never had such a strong belief that things are going in …read more
Source: European Voice
