Jacques Delors, Europe's grand old man (he was president of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995 and is considered one of the founders of the Union), rejects the Merkel-Sarkozy axis in no uncertain terms, as emerges from last Tuesday's meeting at the Elysium. In an interview with the Swiss newspaper Le Temps, Delors criticizes the Franco-German inconclusiveness (with the no, among others, to the strengthening of the "state saving" fund and the "Eurobonds"), compared to what he does not hesitate to define as "an abyss".
“You have to open your eyes,” he says. “The euro and Europe are on the brink of the abyss. In order not to fall into it, the choice is simple: either the Member States accept the enhanced economic cooperation that I have always championed, or they confer additional powers on the Union. The second option was rejected by a majority of the 27, the first remains on the plate”.
