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To my mind one of the most noble political initiatives of the 20th century was the creation of the European Union (under its various names). Three European wars in 75 years - often spurred on by nationalism - has been countered by economic unity, primarily between France and Germany. It had been an outstanding success. The European Union has brought prosperity and peace to this once divided continent. The financial crisis of recent years has brought the great challenge to the future of this visionary political experiment.The populist response to the present financial crisis has been for nations look inwards; nationalist and separatist movements have become vogue from Scotland to the Mediterranean. I hope that from somewhere a movement will grow supporting the European Union, even perhaps suggesting that Britain should now make plans to join the single European currency.  This is an important time in the history of Europe.