To return to Moody's for a second, it is difficult to see Germany retaining its AAA rating in the immediate aftermath of a eurozone breakup or in the transition phase to a United States of Europe - though it might well get the AAA back in both cases, in time.
It was the SPD that positively welcomed the departure of the awkward Brits and Scandinavians, persuading the remaining 21 countries to join Germany in a new federal United States of Europe under the Treaty of Potsdam in 2014.
They were intended to magnify French political power in Europe and later offer Berlin incentives that would lock united Germany into Europe in a way that also benefited Paris.
EuroNews's problem, paradoxically, is that its origins lie in the ideal of a united Europe.
Because countries in the Far East and companies in Europe as well, and in the United States, want us as a launching pad for Europe and if we are a semi-detached member of the European Union then they won't come to Britain in the same way.
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Also it emphasize in the importance of the different levels of education to achieve a responsible conscience in Europe and The United States.
Oh, yes. (Laughter.) In all seriousness, there is a sickness in Europe, an economic sickness that threatens a contagion here in the United States.
Just recently something called Operation Koala arrested ninety people involved in a paedophile ring across Europe - half of then in the United Kingdom - released twenty-three young girls from servitude who had been subjected to that abuse for years.
Some say, though, that this is fool's gold: that auctions are a damaging tax on one of the few high-technology industries in which Europe has a lead over the United States (see article).
It is to say a new historic stage in relations between Europe and the United States -- not only economically, but also from a political and moral point of view.
Phil Price was the last Welshman to play in a Ryder Cup - when he helped Europe beat the United States at The Belfry in 2002 - and he followed in the footsteps of fellow Welshmen Ian Woosnam, Brian Huggett, Dai Rees and Dave Thomas to play in the biennial showpiece.
In many respects, it is even more challenging for a Chinese company to operate successfully in the United States or Europe than it is for an American or European company to be successful in China.
In places like Colombia, Korea, and the Philippines, eating insects as a snack or with a meal is no big deal, but in Europe and the United States, the idea of chomping down on a crunchy critter makes many people squeamish.
We remain apart on the issue of missile defense in the sense that the United States has committed to deploying a missile defense system in Europe -- the phase adaptive approach -- which I'd add, for the first time is a missile defense system that protects all of Europe and the United States from the threat of ballistic missiles.
They certainly forget the speech of Winston Churchill in Zurich in 1946, in which he called for a United States of Europe.
The draft text of the agreement, obtained by Reuters, stated that "Europe will act in a united, strong, rapid and decisive manner to avoid a recessionary spiral and sustain economic activity and employment".
In addition, four of the nuclear scientists who came to the United States from Europe in the 1930s later received a Nobel Prize for physics: Felix Bloch, born in Switzerland, won it in 1952, Emilio Segre (Italy) won in 1959, and Maria Mayer (Poland) and Eugene Wigner (Hungary) won the award in 1963.
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Superstorm Sandy in the United States, drought in Africa's Sahel, a bitter cold snap in Europe and floods in China were just some of the severe weather events of 2012.
The President's Cup is a biennial event that pitches the United States against a team with members from everywhere in the world except Europe.
The strong yen makes Japanese exports more expensive at a time when consumers in the United States and Europe are increasingly looking for bargains.
Unwilling to seek a career in a hated national capital like Madrid or London, they instead latched onto the dream of a united Europe.
But from a taxpayer perspective, either in Europe or the United States, the answer is no.
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At that time, America and Western Europe united in the face of a clear Soviet threat.
And with higher electricity prices in Europe than the United States and a favorable regulatory environment, he expects the European market to be larger.
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And we also pointed out that too many families -- too many families in France, the United States, Europe as a whole, are still suffering from underemployment as well as unemployment.
Russia's offer of the use of its radar in Azerbaijan, for example, came with a string attached -- that the United States forgo building an interceptor site in Europe.
Despite continued opposition from the United Nations and "Old Europe, " the United States is leading a growing international military presence in Iraq, with troops from at least 21 countries.
Mr Lang, until last year a head of history in a sixth form college, also wants a greater awareness of world history, looking beyond the United Kingdom and Europe.
In all of this, I think Europe and France has a critical role to play, just as the United States does, in sending a message to Muslims around the world that we welcome and want their participation in a world community that is peaceful, that is prosperous, that is economically integrated, that is developing on behalf of all people and not just some people.
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