Around Observers are watching with dismay as Europe moves in the direction of a single state under the umbrella of the European Union. Despite promises by EU backers that it would never happen, the system in the making will be one that could overwhelm individual members' wishes while building a strong pan-European state.
Critics foresee a powerful European entity.
It would conduct its own foreign policy and run its own criminal justice system. It would have it's own constitution and print its own money. In other words, it would be a single European state. And it's already flexing its muscles, telling Austria it would face sanctions if it let the small Freedom Party join the Austrian government. Party head Joerg Haider made offhand remarks about the efficacy of Nazi labor policies.