The never-ending dilemma of the Greek budget and the specter of similar trouble with other countries are driving Europe toward more decisive political integration. This may, though, concern only the Euro countries, or not even all of them. Due to political changes in France, this spring’s Fiscal Compact, having not been signed by the Czech prime minister, will probably be followed by further steps that will help transfer the highly damaging fiscal problems from individual countries to the EU level, where these sums do not seem to be as fatal. It is clear that while individual countries hand over to the EU the responsibility for their debt, they relinquish the possibility of facing up to it as well. Until now,