From the Economist - They’re buying it: Europe’s economy

FieldTheorist said:

None of this actually substantiates the claim that living-wage jobs are returning to France and thus we should look to Europe as an example of a rising, post-Recession economy.

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France is not the EU, the EU is not France. France has its own issues with jobs, that the new government is tackling. The effect is yet to be shown, but considering they are trying to break up the union inspired bull**** employment rules and other things.. then there is hope. Rome was not built in one day.

As for the rest of Europe, most countries are doing pretty well now days.. with the exception of the UK. Even Greece is growing more than the UK.

THE GREAT RECESSION AND ITS AFTERMATH

PeteEU said:

As for the rest of Europe, most countries are doing pretty well now days.. with the exception of the UK. Even Greece is growing more than the UK.

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True enough. Europe is finally pulling out of the doldrums triggered by the Great Recession.

Itself brought about by financial hanky-panky with real-estate mortgaging by Main Street banksters and their Wall Street investment banker cohorts-in-crime who packaged and resold the junk-mortgages to the world (as Triple-A rated investment vehicles).

Lest we forget who is REALLY responsible for the Financial Mess from which it took us a decade to recuperate ...

PS: Memories of recessions are long, very long. Uncle Sam and his uncontrolled hell-bent for profit Investment Banks will not be soon forgot for aiding and abetting the Great Recession. And they merit as much tight-control operational oversight) as is necessary to prevent the financial calamity for repeating itself.