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May we should listen to Pyrros Dimas' testimony yesterday. Dimas was raised in Albania, under the communist regime, fled to Greece, and eventually became three times Olympic winner in heavy weight lifting. He said, "I refuse our children to stay in the queue , as I did, for 1 kg cheese or 10 eggs or 60 grams of ground beef from unknown origins, every month, with a coupon in their hand".

What can North African countries contribute today in an economic trading network that competes with the European economy?

A country can survive and succeed under its own currency only under one condition: that it has established solid institutions (effective justice, good education, a reliable health system, strong armed forces, a lean, functional and effective public sector) and a pluralistic political system with a strong central government that will enforce the law, and distributed powers among many groups with different opinions and interests that enable them to challenge the government at any time.

The currency is the last thing that people should worry about. The first thing one has to ask before choosing a currency is: "do we have a solid democracy?". If the answer is "Not sure", then it's better to go where there is a higher chance of establishing a healthy democracy in the long term.

I think that focusing our criticism against the Euro on the inefficiency of the Brussels democracy distracts us from the big picture. That, of the evolving democracy that the EU represents and which ultimately will unite Europe.

The answer is: YES, fight for your rights and a better future for your children, fight the bureaucrats in Brussels, but do this inside Europe, not outside of it. The world outside Europe is a very dangerous place.