But it is stronger than for other elections

Of course, we must vote Sunday. The right to vote, it's like the freedom of the press: he wears only if it is not in use. And Europe is, or was our future. What kind of Europe And for what And that is at the controls Once hope, Europe today is a huge question. Citizens do not see its usefulness, despite the application of newspapers to explain that it has lowered the cost of the SMS to another country or that it invented the black list of airlines. Sunday, although it should be voting, two citizens in three prefer for fishing one in two in France. Since the creation of the election in 1979, the forbearance continued to mount, even though the power of Parliament ceased to grow.

The trend decline in the rate of participation is not unique to the European elections. But it is stronger than for other elections. And it is parallel to the decline of the envy of Europe. The political will to move forward in the community-building is no longer here. However Europe's advance on a bicycle. When it stops, it may fall. "It is diluted", is a former Commissioner in Brussels, one of these great clerk of Europe that the supporters of the Union dream to see succeed the tasteless José Manuel Barroso.

For some explain this political disintegration has little, because Europe was built by the economy, starting with the steel and coal, continuing by the common market, expanding with the single currency. This view is false, because the economy cannot replace the policy. And Economics also, which does not advance risk of collapse. This is true for the currency, this is true for the single market.

In his latest book, Economist Christian Saint-Etienne tells "The end of the euro" (Bourin editor). This convinced European assembles the puzzle of the dissolution of the single currency almost despite himself. Competing in long-term interest rates from one country to another. Rhythms to leverage public and private very different. The absence of a European budget. Discordant economic policies, first in the monetary union (the Germany shook the screw budgetary and wage while the France was the opposite) and then in the financial crisis. To avoid the break-up, "it is imperative to establish minimum rules on the harmonization of fiscal and social policies," explains Saint-Etienne. It is far away. The single currency could be condemned by national egoisms. In the aftermath, the single market would also dismantled by small keys. The Union in périrait.

Of course, the collapse of the euro area would cost to everyone. The Chief Economist of Natixis, the always prolific Patrick Artus, explains that the large external deficit as the Spain countries should borrow at much higher interest rates. And large surplus as the Germany countries would see their currency fly, and thus their exports and their growth weakened for a long time. However, this reasoning by the price too high is fragile because he forgets policy. For memory, the size of the invoice was the argument which is hung Jean Jaurès, to try to convince themselves that the war which concerned him for so long would not occur. We live as it happened.

But the survival of the euro would not necessarily good news. The Union could continue to exist only by institutions (elections, Commission, Central Bank, etc.), as a phantom did exist by the clothes that give it shape. We would vote every five years in a ritual devoid of meaning, the bicycle is in the ditch without that person not cares. Governments could also attempt to revive the Community construction by new economic guidelines, for example financial. It is certainly necessary. It is certainly not sufficient. To start, do not drop, Europe has need of a shared political will.