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  They don’t help enough (especially where is counts during crises). Germany was massively criticised for not backing debts for Greece during the debt crisis etc. The ECB refused the alter the € so the south were forced to internally devaluate (which is NEVER pretty).
  ? I’m talking about the Stability pact not the exchange rate mechanism. 
  ? i also gave examples, Uk & financial market - it was so overly specialised in finance that it was disproportionally effected by financial crises etc
  I think you confusing my argument. I’m saying the EU shouldn’t give preference to NON-EU europeans over non europeans.
context: The single currency and economic integration are not issues, they're tradeoffs. You give up one thing and gain another, in this case: higher growth and more comfort for the people.
  
  Southern countries held to harsher standards. 
  
  What harsher standards are asked of southern countries that northern countries don't meet?
  
  Racist immigration policy (favouring uneducated europeans over skilled foreigners)
  
  A zone where everyone living in it can move where they want is now... racist? Because it's not worldwide?
  
  Uneven movement of people, assets and capital
  
  Please explain the actual problem you see.
  
  Trade diversion and over specialisation (so more vulnerable crises etc) 
  
  Please definitely elaborate, because I have no idea what you're trying to say.
  As for the democratic deficit, I see it mentioned all the time. >
  
  I would say single currency is a trade off. But the current apparatus around economic integration is very flawed. Unlike in the US, where weak states are given direct aid from the federal government, richer nations in the EU don’t help weaker nations in these crises (not to the required level anyway).
  Hasher conditions? Both Germany and France knowingly and willingly broke the stability pact (past entry) when it was still in practice, and received no pushback. While Southern europe has generally been stipulated harsh economic polices very clearly to their detriment etc.
  My bad, it’s not racist just imo stupid. skilled Economic foreign migrants have far more to offer than uneducated europeans (not necessarily members of the EU). (in other comments i go back and argue the opposite)
  Uneven movements? Basically brain drain, loss of human capital, movement of manufacturing to lower unit labour cost nations etc. Generally very uneven and unequal.
  Trade diversion is basically the trade that is pushed away from trading blocs because of the common external tariff (my mistake again also a trade off not an issue). But over-specialisation isn’t, basically nations over specialise in a specific sector because of the nature of custom unions+ and are more vulnerable to shocks. i.e financial crash, UK is fucked. and commodity exporters with a drastic change in price (gdp and commodity price becomes closely linked).
  Sorry for the essay. My bad i get what you’re saying some of my points were trade offs not issues. But still. >
  
  
  richer nations in the EU don’t help weaker nations in these crises (not to the required level anyway).
  
  They do help. The amount being too much or not enough is opinion, but a lot of financial aid has been given, and is routinely given every year.
  
  Both Germany and France knowingly and willingly broke the stability pact (past entry) when it was still in practice, and received no pushback.
  
  I do remember the pushback. However, the pushback is generally minor when you're violating a formality vs when your government is at acute risk of going bust because you flaunted the rules too much. Outcomes matter.
  
  My bad, it’s not racist just imo stupid. skilled Economic foreign migrants have far more to offer than uneducated europeans (not necessarily members of the EU).
  
  The EU isn't going to create a framework of free movement for the top 60% of educated workers in the EU. Shockingly. The EU does permit for significant amounts of educated non-EU migrants, though.
  Like, what are you even trying to say here? Abolish freedom of movement because it also applies to simple workers? And then you complain about brain drain in your next line?
  
  basically nations over specialise in a specific sector because of the nature of custom unions+ and are more vulnerable to shocks.
  
  Can you give any concrete example of what you're talking about?