Maastricht Treaty revisions needed?

[--Pete]

Hi,

Can you share a common currency without having common practices . . .

Just another example of an imbalance of responsibility and authority. As the UN and our own history show, a governing body must have the power to enforce its policies. The EU must become either more or less powerful. It needs to move toward becoming a federal government for Europe or towards becoming nothing more than an advisory body.

I know which way I would like to see it go, but I think it will go the other. It is hard, maybe even impossible, to overcome thousands of years of suspicion, rivalry, prejudice, and hate.

--Pete