From economic viewpoint, nothing seems more logic than disconnecting membership of the European Union from the introduction of the single currency.

Some play out arguments to loosen budget discipline in Belgium. There are however economic and social reasons not to take this risk.

Marc De Vos sees a pattern behind the eurocrisis: European hubris in the face of national realities. The members of the European Union have made a habit out of committing the European Union to run while they are only willing to walk themselves.