Not a problem at all as far as the country is strong in any point of view and you admit it so much that you have to buy them. In fact that stinking euro is so crippled by your clumsy European socialist economy that even higher rates will not support the Euro longer and your bankrupt countries will be sinking with your currency. You will ask for dollars in a couple of month, those that US produce for nothing today. I am just waiting to see when the rates go higher in the US because economy is overheating. The economy of the continental Europe is over estimated, especialy those of France and Germany.
In fact I suppose that this 450 million people EU is going to be less than 350 in a decade or so. We will get some 50 (most graduate) in North America, 50 won't be replaced due to lowets birth rate (this will change in the US if G.W.Bush remains president), some 50 will go elsewhere and some 50 illiterate will comme in Europe to replace the elder.
In fact the 21st century rivals of the US will be China, Japan (we will hear about them again soon) and India. EU will be first competing with Latin America and later with Africa. UK is the only EU country that counts today and the gap is increasing. Economic forecast expect UK to weight as much as France and Germany together in 2025. The British would be crasy to stay and help EU against their own interests. I am sure that the recent strategical deployment of the UK industry from the EU to the US will be completed with a big NO to the referendum about EU constitution.
Today I am just watching how much Canada counts against any of the big EU countries. I would say 2 time more than 20 years ago. When UK will join Alena the Alena zone will be a match to the Chinese controlled Far East.

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