EU squabbling once again

Conflict in the EU over the E. coli bacteria demonstrates once again that the community is dysfunctional, writes the conservative daily Le Figaro: "We live in times of isolation, with everyone in his own corner. Germany is blaming Spain for the killer cukes. Regarding nuclear energy, certainly a key issue in terms of national sovereignty, Berlin has opted for a unilateral phase-out. Regarding immigration, Italy fails to respect the common rules vis-à-vis France. And what to say about the friction over saving Greece from the debt crisis? According to the president of the ECB, a European finance ministry would establish order in the Eurozone. But you can't help doubting that when you see that neither Herman Van Rompuy nor Catherine Ashton nor Manuel Barroso are able to ease the conflicts and disaccord on other fronts."

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