The dissolution of the EU would appear to contradict the trend for the monopolization and centralization of power, but I don’t think so. If the European Union is dismantled, each state will operate independently and in their own interests, and this will give multinational corporations and financial institutions even greater leverage over each state’s government; so essentially, the centralization of control currently manifested by the European Parliament would simply be consolidated and transferred directly to the higher tier of the power hierarchy.
As I write this, Italy is preparing to vote in a constitutional referendum which many Italians view as a vote for or against the authority of Brussels. They will undoubtedly vote against it, and Prime Minister Renzi has already stated that he will resign if they do; thus necessitating elections which will probably install right-wingers into power, very possibly followed by a vote to leave the EU. The National Front in France looks poised to win elections in 2017, and even in Germany nationalist, ultra-right parties are nascent and could unseat the government of Angela Merkel. It is plausible that the fragmentation of Europe is precisely what the global owners of capital want.
Wikileaks released the transcript of a teleconference earlier this year (2016) in which top IMF officials flatly admitted that they are deliberately trying to destabilize Europe for the purpose of expanding the authority of the IMF, so this prediction seems quite in line with the agenda of private power.
The Troika represents nothing if it does not represent the interests of the financial elite; and, as it is not a body bound to European law, it will continue with its role, even if the political form or mechanisms change in Europe.
(From the upcoming boo 1,200 Crescent Moons)
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