Charlemagne and the EU

  • 1998-09-03
  • By Rimvydas Valatka
During his Lithuanian visit last month, European Commission member Hans van den Broek said the country must shut down the Ignalina nuclear power station. The powers of the European Union (EU) understand that until Lithuania does this, it will never see EU membership.This unfortunate truth points to the EU's surprising similarity to the Holy Roman Empire, patched together and fastened by the founder of the Carolingian Dynasty, Charlemagne (742-814), and his sons.With almost the same borders, the Carolingians' Empire contained the future France, a major part of Italy, part of northern Spain, ...
 
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