Sorry for double post, but my previous post would become too heavy.
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Originally Posted by freddie
Otherwise I agree in principle with the European federation idea, eventhough it'll be extremely hard to maintain in practice. For one thing I can never imagine countries like France or Britain going along with it.
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Maybe Britain, but don't be so sure about France (and a European federation could start with half a dozen states, so the usual brooding of Britain is not a problem).
Segolene Royal's program includes the "creation of a European government for the eurozone states"
Nicholas Sarkozy's program includes the "creation of a European president and foreign affairs minister" and the "development of a European defense"
Furthermore, right or left, the main French parties have already mentioned that eventually:
The EU should have a permanent seat at the UN instead of France
The French nuclear arsenal should be transfered to a European defense