EU solidarity

It is sort of interesting to follow the vexed consultation  at the EU summit in Brussels. The Poles and the British are putting up a spirited defence of their national interests. Many bloggers have been alluding to a well-known British sketch from an episode of the 1970s TV comedy "Fawlty Towers" titled: 'The Germans' or 'Don't Mention The War'. However, the issues are complex and keenly contested. Poland feels pressurised by both Russia and Germany (on different issues). Germany and many other EU member states feel that the EU must be strengthened and the peace dividend from EU integration should be maximised through dialogue and reconciliation. A breakthrough seems unlikely ... but Germany only needs to wait 13 years more before hosting  a similar EU summit again (if the number of member states remains the same).