Till the media starts taking the European institutions seriously, the population aren't going to either. Ludicrous Eurosceptic stories will find easy traction amidst the lack of any real reporting. Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
Several cabinet members who were elected a week ago have already demurred and will stay in Paris (and in the French government) instead. Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.
