The Rotten Heart of Europe av Bernard Connolly

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<p><b>''The Brussels Commission has just suspended its senior economist, Bernard Connolly, for writing a book savaging the prospects for a common currency. There are many who now believe he should be lauded as a prophet.'' <i>Observer, </i>Editorial, 1 October 1995</b><br><br><b>''Mr. Connolly''s longstanding proposition that the foisting of a common currency upon so many disparate nations would end in ruin is getting a much wider hearing...<i>'' New York Times</i>, 17 November 2011</b><br><br>When first published in 1995, <i>The Rotten Heart of Europe</i> caused outrage and delight - here was a Brussels insider, a senior EU economist, daring to talk openly about the likely pitfalls of European monetary union. <br><br> Bernard Connolly lost his job at the Commission, but his book was greeted as a profound and persuasive expose of the would-be ''monetary masters of the world.'' His brave act of defiance became headline news - and his book a major international bestseller. <br><br> In a