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Europeans celebrate collective strength
Via Bros. Judd:
By DON MELVIN COX NEWS SERVICE BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Take a close look at that Coca-Cola bottle in your refrigerator. Ever wonder why this quintessentially American concoction is sold in containers that say "2 liters" instead of "2 quarts?" Blame it on the European Union. The EU says quarts are illegal, and bottlers -- even those capping those ounces of liquid Americana -- don't find it cost-effective to make two different sizes, one for Europe, the other for the United States. From dictating the size of Coke bottles to dissuading Iran from pursuing its nuclear ambitions, the EU has arrived as a force to be reckoned with. Americans for years have tended to think of the European Union as merely an extension of the Common Market, a cooperative agreement intended to help the economies of European countries. But evidence is mounting that the EU does not only aspire to be a counterweight to the United States in global affairs; it has already become one. <SMALL>--SNIP-- Posted by: anonymous2u 2005-05-10 |
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