Two Households

Two households, both alike in dignity………

                                                      William Shakespeare

Two directions, both implacable, now vie for the hand of Europe.  Whether to strengthen the institutions currently in place to form a ‘Federalist’ new Europe, or whether to devolve power back to the nation states within the European Union and thus create some form of ‘Confederation’.   Both are highly politically charged ideals.  Which direction will Europe take?