SILLY QUESTION:

Warnings of decline in growth within EU (Graham Bowley, 9/22/05, International Herald Tribune)

José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, warned European countries on Wednesday that they risked economic decline in the face of globalization unless they modernized their economies, and pledged that Brussels would take steps to cut and streamline regulations that crimp business and economic growth in Europe.

"Does Europe want to be a victim or does Europe want to be a player?" he said at a press briefing.

It wants to be a patient in a retirement home, taken care of and left in peace to live out its final days.

Posted by Orrin Judd at September 22, 2005 6:28 AM