Narrowmindedness dominates Europe

If the EU is permanently bickering over domestic issues the vision of a strong Europe will never be realised, complains the left-liberal daily Der Standard: "It was typical that the member states spent the EU summit on Thursday arguing over an internal problem - how to deal with the Roma problem - although the focus was supposed to be on how to position Europe in the world. The final statement had even already been prepared: The EU wants to be 'an effective global player', it proclaimed. ... The only time there is consensus is when it comes to criticising Brussels. The tensions between the EU states will increase in the upcoming negotiations on the budgetary planning up to 2020. As long as this narrow-minded attitude prevails, the vision of Europe playing a strong role on the world stage will remain just that - a vision."

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