Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 February 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion

3:20 pm

Photo of Eric ByrneEric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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There is the question of the shift in world capitalism. I believe Britain is going through this crisis because of its old historical might in the world, which is on the wane. Is there an argument that the centre of capitalism is moving more to the east, to China and Asia, and does that impinge on the strength or weakness of Europe?