Shirking the responsibility. The strong attacks of the French socialists against the EU's economic policy and against Berlin (particularly Mrs Merkel) are to be considered as an example of the tendency to blame Europe for national difficulties. It's a well-known tactic - for the political forces in the majority (the socialists in France). If the support of public opinion is fraying because of domestic difficulties, it is hard to resist the temptation of attributing the blame for it to...