[Gordongekko909]

"Fearing for the health of the single market after an outbreak of protectionism in various countries, the Brussels commission challenged a French decree blocking foreign ownership of firms in 11 "sensitive sectors", from cryptology and arms to casinos."

See, here's the funny part. The EU did a grand total of one smart thing: make all of Europe a free-trade zone unto itself. But of course, the Euro-libs just had to go and screw that up.

"The decree, which came into force on Dec 31 last year, was part of the policy of "economic patriotism" declared by the prime minister, Dominique de Villepin."

Lolocaust. Protectionism subsidizes domestic producers at the expense of domestic consumers. It is nothing more than French labor unions lining their own pockets at the expense of the rest of the French populace. "Economic patriotism" is nothing more than theft with a happy-sounding label on it. There is nothing patriotic about it.

[nosofar]

But of course, the Euro-libs just had to go and screw that up.

The elites got power hungry. They couldn't figure out it was better to have a successful EU with 8 - 12 members than a failed EU with 25 members.