An inherent weakness of the European Union is that stronger countries may have to rescue weaker ones that are in financial crisis.

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Formed in 1957, the European Union (EU) consists of 27 trading partners in Europe.In 2010 and 2011, the shaky finances and massive government debts of Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain (so-called PIIGS) revealed an inherent weakness of the union, in that both weak and strong economies were expected to coexist.In early 2012, the EU was in full-blown crisis, and it was not clear whether stronger countries such as Germany and the Netherlands would back the rescue of PIIGS.

An Inherent Weakness of the European Union Is That Stronger