L SPITERI'S comments on nationalism and his desire for a Utopian Europe show he suffers from tunnel vision. France and Holland are extremely nationalistic and have demonstrated they will always put national interests first.
Belgium, Germany and Sweden are likely to follow suit in their referendums because of increasing economic and unemployment problems caused by their generous social welfare and liberal policies on immigration.
Religious apartheid has made, and continues to make, the interaction between world religions one of the most bloody aspects of human history. The current members of the EU are predominately Catholic. I dread to think of the consequences of 70 million Turkish Muslims having free access to all the EU countries.
European Economic Union has much to commend it in theory, but is fraught with pitfalls that would make it unworkable or unacceptable in practice. I suggest that Mr Spiteri's desire for unity and peace in Europe is laudable but extremely nave.
I M JARVIS, Worcester.
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