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...varying toll on each of the European Union’s 27 diverse nations, dashing many semblances of unity among member governments. The need to “stick it out in tough times” is easier said than done. The largest and most threatening fracture divides new EU countries from old and has caused Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany of Hungary to warn against “a new Iron Curtain” that could once again divide the continent. A solution must be formulated to prevent that development...
...Several Eastern European countries, including Hungary, Romania, and the Baltic states, are in a state of near meltdown, yet Western nations are prioritizing their own domestic difficulties. In the name of self-preservation, European solidarity, and long-term political strength, western EU countries have no option but to aid their neighbors. As severe recessions plague even the strongest economies in Europe, however, the cost of solidarity will undeniably be expensive...
...Economic cooperation is the crown jewel of the EU and demands preservation if the EU is to endure. The Euro currency is used by 16 EU nations, which together constitute an economy the same size as the United States’s, and the fair-weather economic interdependence has been a lucrative source of prestige. The EU simply cannot afford to so accurately fulfill Euroskeptic predictions and allow its unity shatter in more turbulent economic conditions...
...these exceptional cases, there may be other options. Several European Union states, chiefly Germany and Portugal, have voiced support for the idea of accepting detainees in the EU. Moreover, the possibility of increased cooperation has numerous benefits, including the creation of a double sense of solidarity. A shared transatlantic commitment to responsible, humane detention should balance a firm promise to fight terrorism on all fronts...
...that our species, which is unique in so many ways, has the same origins as a shark or a sequoia. But this does not account for why every single European country except Turkey is more willing than the U.S. to accept evolution as a fact. Presumably people in the EU care about what it means to be human...