Opinion is that the likely new President (of the Council) of Europe will be not be the regular guy Mr. T.Blair, but Herman Van Rompuy, the prime minister of Belgium recently.(Does Belgium have a parliament again?)
He is unknown to me, and to many, but it seems that he is an arch federalist who wishes to demote present states and nations to insignificance, and promote the EU into everything. He is a non-entity outside Belgium, but is the preferred candidate of Merkel and Sarkozy, who want a "little man" who will not overshadow them on the world stage. A little late perhaps Angela and Nicolas!
They are probably right, that he is safe and works quietly, unlike T.Blair, but he is determined to increase the powers of the EU. He is determined to remove all national symbols and flags, reinstate Beethoven's "Ode to Joy as the overall anthem, and also EU car number plates and identity cards.
They are symbols, which affect national pride, and will annoy both some europhiles and all eurosceptics. If Mr. Van Rompuy, or anybody else, applies these policies quickly I can see civil disobedience. We are being asked to swallow too much. There may even be a majority of our citizens already who want total or partial withdrawal. Vainglorious policies like these will swell the flood.
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