“More Europe” is simply anathema to most voters in virtually every EU country, since they already blame the EU for many of their problems, rightly or wrongly. They want less of it, not more. The better approach would be not “more Europe” but “more European collaboration” directed at creating the sort of virtuous cycle of growth and restored political confidence that will make national reforms easier. This should mean relaxing the fiscal restraints to permit co-ordinated public spending, ideally on capital projects, to help boost demand in the whole euro zone.
