Brussels has become inefficient and very bureaucratic, which makes it slow to do THINGS. The concept of the United STATES of Europe will NEVER work.
I've seen the GOVERNMENT up CLOSE and PERSONAL, and for the most PART, it's inefficient and hidebound, and it stifles creativity in any industry it clutches within its well-meaning but slimy tentacles.
The PUBLISHING INDUSTRY is an archaic and inefficient industry.