A rethink for Europe
By reducing its ambitions, EU may save itself - but lose a key role
By Juliette Kayyem
ISTANBUL — ET TU, Sarkozy? In the midst of the near financial ruin in Greece and Italy, French President Nicolas Sarkozy wondered last week whether the whole idea of one Europe needed a rethink. What he had in mind, first and foremost, was the euro, and whether any country should still be admitted into the euro zone. But there has long been more to the European Union than currency; it was never only about the money.
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