Max, Your irrepressible optimism vis-a-vis "social Europe" and unification reminds me of the kid who's whistling away as he's shoveling tons of horse shit out of the stall. When aske why he's so happy, he answers: "With all this horse shit, there's got to be a horse in here somewhere!" How the hell can you translate all of the recent events that have transpired in Europe into renewed evidence/pressure for a "social" Europe in the context of the EU? Cheers, Sid Shniad > > Maybe the electoral result gives the requisite kick > in the ass to the European unification process to > hasten the rise of "Social Europe." > > A bientot, > > MBS