The founding idea of the EU was implicitly sacrificed by the compromises that led to Germany's participation in the EMU. Implicitly, because the continuation of the social programs so important early in the EU's history became contingent on the forbearance of the German Government, which vanished along with Helmut Kohl. The collapse of '08 just pulled the trigger on a loaded and aimed gun.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

you are making the point that:

Greece's solidarity and generocity towards Germany was a contributor to the "whole founding idea of the EU" whereas the mantra that "lazy Greeks should not expect neither solidarity nor generocity..." must be one of the pilars for "our common European future".

Fuck me senseless!