Summary
'I tell them every day that they cannot succeed without sharing sovereignty, ' said a European ambassador when I arrived in Montevideo. 'You must help me. You must explain how supra-nationalism is the basis of Europe's success.' What particular success did he have in mind? I asked. Our growth rate? Our unemployment? The euro? 'Ja, all these things, ' he replied enthusiastically.
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Lessons From Latin America
Euro-diplomats are grinding their teeth in frustration. For 15 years they have been urging the nations of South America to form a supra-national union in mimicry of the EU. They have held seminars to teach the Latinos about the joys of integration. They have funded campaigns for a pan-continental parliament. They have declared that ...
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