Fab idea, they are after all so good at running stuff.
Youth unemployment
Greece 43%
Spain 34%
Italy 33%
Portugal 20%
France 20%
Netherlands 7%
Germany 6%
GDP growth figures for the major economies languishing at between 0.8 and 1.6%.
Eurozone inflation figures ranging from 0.9% and falling in the weaker economies to 2.3% and growing in the stronger economies.
Enormous current account surpluses in Germany and the Netherlands exacerbating the deficits in other eurozone countries.
An ever looming zombie debt and banking crisis in Italy which could bring down the Euro.
Dissatisfaction with EU policies leading directly to a sharp growth in far right, anti-EU parties throughout the EU, and in those parties now gaining power.
In 1973, when the Uk joined the EC, the EU area accounted for 38% of global GDP. In 1993, when it became the EU, it produced 25% of global GDP. It now accounts for 17% of global GDP. In 1973 the US held a 30% share of global GDP, in 1993 27%, and it accounts for 22% today. So in the same period the EU's share of world GDP has fallen by 55%, whilst it has only fallen by 27% for the US. Proof indeed of how good the EU is at creating growth.
All of these facts categorically show that the EU is fabulous at managing matters social, political and economic, so yes, great idea, let's get them in...
(though we might do better, dare I venture, to ask the Americans...)