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A very mixed bag: economics and politics in today's Europe.

The American Enterprise

| December 01, 2002 | Miniter, Richard | COPYRIGHT 2002 The American Enterprise, a national magazine of politics, business and culture (TEAmag.com). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Once you get past the slanting rain under the steel gray sky in July, the Christmas decorations put up by Muslim workers under government contract, the piles of newstand pornography placed at toddler height, the dogs that get into barking duels from under the tables of upscale restaurants, and the fact that a pregnant woman will lend you her lighter to ignite your Cuban cigar, the most surprising thing about Brussels is the abject lack of self confidence.

This strange diffidence colors both the economies of the euro zone and the politics of the European Union.

By the numbers, Europe is probably the most important economic sector in the world. Thanks to ...

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