03 March 2013

EU Disintegration and Uneven Development

Comment on a Politiken News in English:

Well, Denmark, that's the consequence of integrating into the EU! Now, at this time of crises, does EU integration still make sense when things seem to be disintegrating? 

Integration of countries in a region with uneven development (asymmetric integration) poses tremendous difficulties and burden for both developed and developing member countries. People would most likely go where capital (money/wealth) is — i.e., to the richer countries of North and West Europe. At the same time, this phenomenon is inimical to long-term prospects of economic development of East and Baltic Europe as homegrown manufacturing industries are not set-up and their skilled and talented workforce migrate to greener pastures.

But here's a biased comment from someone in the academe in Denmark: The good thing is that there's (increasing) demand for the teaching profession in Denmark as more students come and enroll in universities and other educational institutions!

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