JERUSALEM: The European Union has failed once again. Its total impotence to prevent war near the heart of Europe was amply proved in Bosnia and Kosovo over the last decade. Now the European Union has once again failed to respond to the challenge posed by the Haider phenomenon in Austria. By lifting the half-hearted sanctions imposed by the 14 members of the EU on Austria in February, any talk about Europe standing for a community of values sounds even more hollow than ever before.
JERUSALEM: The European Union has failed once again. Its total impotence to prevent war near the heart of Europe was amply proved in Bosnia and Kosovo over the last decade. Now the European Union has once again failed to respond to the challenge posed by the Haider phenomenon in Austria. By lifting the half-hearted sanctions imposed by the 14 members of the EU on Austria in February, any talk about Europe standing for a community of values sounds even more hollow than ever before.