-- 2006-2007 German and French economy move into deep recession as ECB puts up interest rates to save euro. Extremist left and right parties make big advances.
-- Summer 2007 Incoming left-wing French government under president Laurent Fabius suspends euro membership, raises tariffs and leaves WTO.
-- Spring 2008 German chancellor Angela Merkel declares EU dead. Germany will no longer recognize European law, but instead will work for a European common market with floating European exchange rates.
-- 2009 British unemployment tops 2 million. House prices crash. The far-right British National Party predicted to win 50 or more seats in 2010 general election.
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