Verheugen predicts political union in 20 years

EU industry commissioner Gunter Verheugen has predicted that some EU states will in 20 years form a political union.

In in an interview with German daily Die Welt, the commissioner was asked how he sees the EU in 20 years' time.

He responded by saying "I believe… we will have a political union, but maybe not with all states that now form part of the EU."

"Certain European states will agree to have common competencies in foreign, economic and financial policy as well as in ...