You are fond of pointing at a two-speed Europe, and the term pops up in your latest article about the economic split within the euro area (“Northern Lights, Southern Cross,” May 21, 2011). But that relates only to the single-currency countries. What about the Schengen countries, though? Those to the south and east are suffering from rampant immigration, which now threatens countries to the north and west, as well as the border-controls agreement itself. And what about the old Iron Curtain? A few countries to the east are doing surprisingly well, but many are infested with corruption and organized crime, thus accentuating the east-west divide. All in all, it is much more meaningful to point at a five-speed Europe, at least. Indeed, a two-speed Europe would be a blessing for the European Union. Soon enough it may well sprout twenty-seven speeds, thus questioning the very notion of union however defined.