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| Merkel warns against euro plunge |
| 2010-05-14 |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned against the devaluation of euro against other currencies, saying it is threatening the whole European Union project. The warning came after the EU's single currency sank to a 14-month low of 1.26 dollars over concerns about sky-high deficits of eurozone nations like Greece, Portugal and Spain. "If the euro fails, it's not only the currency that fails but much more, it's Europe that fails and with it the idea of the European Union," AFP quoted Merkel as saying. She, however, said that "we must keep that promise" to assure the euro's stability. Merkel also criticized the EU for what she said was the lack of common "economic and political union" among its members. "We have a common currency but we don't have economic and political union," she said. The EU on Sunday approved a 750 billion euro rescue package to prop up European economies struggling with large debts. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 See also TOPIX/WORLD NEWS > {European Commission = EC] GREECE, DEBT CRISES FORCING EUROPE TO LAY/MAKE A NEW FOUNDATION FOR EURO [+ Euro-Union/Zone]. IOW, EU-SPECIFIC CONFEDERATISM must evol towards US-STYLE INTEGRATION ala POLITICAL, ECON, FISCAL + MONETARY + KULTURAL, ...........@ETC. UNION = CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLICANISM??? We missed watching our early-mid 1970's "SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK" on kiddie TV, didn't we? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-05-14 22:01 |
| #2 Indeed |
| Posted by: DMFD 2010-05-14 18:31 |
| #1 I didn't know Merkel was brain dead, this is about a month late. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-05-14 00:47 |