Santer's barons and gnomes. (European Commission president Jacques Santer)

The Economist (US) | January 28, 1995 | Copyright

"THIS commission will be political in the finest sense of the term: it will serve the common good." A laudable sentiment from Jacques Santer, president of the team that took office this week to administer the world's largest trading block and promote its goal of "an ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe". Indeed, not just laudable, but necessary: during the commission's five-year term, the European Union is supposed to achieve a single currency, determine its future political structure and prepare for new members from the ex-communist east.

Unfortunately, the ...

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