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Migrant Crisis Will Tear Down Shaky EU - German Media

© REUTERS / StringerMigrants watch from behind a fence as Hungarian riot police stands guard in front of a migrant reception centre in Roszke, Hungary, September 4, 2015
Migrants watch from behind a fence as Hungarian riot police stands guard in front of a migrant reception centre in Roszke, Hungary, September 4, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The basic principles of the European Union can no longer keep Europe united. If the bloc does not elaborate a new course in its development the ongoing migrant crisis and other problems will destroy the EU, German economist Reinhard Crusius says.

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The European Union has reached the saturation point in its development and numerous crises would soon result in the collapse of the bloc, German economist Reinhard Crusius told in an interview with Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten.

According to Crusius, the contemporary Europe is no longer a political alliance but an entity based on economic interests. What is more, as the analyst says, the Greek crisis has sparked national hostility within the EU which is fueled by local media.

"European media has a great power which it can handle. It totally lacks critical thinking. Its readers practically have no chance to receive unbiased coverage," he points out.

"Many of the so-called quality media outlets simply listen to [German Chancellor Angela] Merkel and then retranslate her statements. That looks like a weird symbiosis of the government and the Fourth Estate," Crusius adds.

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The economist underscored that in Europe there is no alternative political course to that conducted by Brussels.

The Euro currency union is being ruined, he says. In order to keep it the EU has to shift to a social and economic entity and settle the ongoing migrant crisis.

Further integration within Europe is impossible, the analyst warns. Neoliberalism has run dry and turned into a form of religion for the EU.

"The migrant crisis proves that the one-sided liberal approach focused on competitive capabilities and the pointless struggle to save the Euro is ruining the unity of the European nations," Crusius concludes.

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