EU CHIEF: THE TIME HAS COME FOR A FEDERAL EUROPE

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/271279

A HUGE European superstate is the only solution to the economic crisis engulfing the continent, the President of the European Commission declared today.

Jose Manuel Barroso claimed the fate of the euro and European Union were intertwined and that the only answer to the growing threat of collapse was a massive Federalist state. 

As the crisis in Greece deepened Mr Barroso told the European Parliament: "We are confronted with the most serious challenge of a generation."

Mr Barroso used his speech in Strasbourg to fend off claims that the crisis heralded the end of the euro.

Instead, he insisted that he was getting "signals" the time had come for "a more integrated Europe".

He said: "What we need now is a new, unifying impulse, a new federalist moment - let's not be afraid to use the word.

"The right way to stop the negative cycle and strengthen the euro is to deepen integration, mainly in the euro area. This is the way to go."

He even claimed the crisis was "a fight".

"This is a fight for the jobs and prosperity of families in all our member states.

"This is a fight for the economic and political future of Europe.

"This is a fight for what Europe represents in the world. This is a fight for European integration itself," he added. 

His outrageous land grab comes as two French Banks were downgraded by Moody's, one of the big three credit agencies, due to their exposure to the Greek debt.