Re: 2019?
@Loyal Commenter
"Let me clarify for the hard of thinking - you suggested the EU was formed in response to the cold war"
Ah I see the mistake. No that is not what I ment (but I see how you got there). The EU is designed around an old world of high trade tariffs and hiding within trade blocks. The world has moved on since then and tariffs have fallen and globalisation and trade has taken off.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.