[Osem]

The Euro isn't what makes Europe strong - quite the reverse. The 'one size fits all' economic policy it requires is a positive hindrance to competitiveness with the countries you mention. The various nations of the EU don't need to be entirely separate entities or homogenised into a superstate in order to compete with the rest of the world.

The 'Great' in Britain has nothing to do with greatness, superiority or empire.