As I have noted before, I was under the impression that European integration was intended to achieve an economic (e.g. NAFTA) and military bloc (e.g. NATO, WPTO). Todate, it seems more centralized than the Confederatio Helvetica and is predicated upon transforming the continent into a unified state resembling a Franco-German fusion. Despite its problems, Germany does have a great deal in common with the relatively successful Scandinavian states, but as in previous eras (the world wars), Germany has again chosen weak allies, in this case France and to a lesser extent Italy.

Let Slovakia be: the progressive taxation system is detrimental to both economic performance and redistribution (in the Rawlsian 'difference principle' sense).

Sage advice for every European Union member state: "reject any legally binding acts and other acts of the European Communities and European Union that might concern the harmonisation of such taxes, of their tax base, structure or system […] or against any motion to set a new [European] tax”..."