When it comes to IT, Germany and Austria are hardly "North". The powerhouses of IT innovation in Europe are indeed Northern, but they are DK, SE, FI, EE and LT.
DE and AT are laggards and generally protectionist, a disaster when it comes to IT.
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Jakob Hanke Vela: France has done the EU a big favor. The other countries who behind closed doors were outraged about FSM appointment — but refused to speak out — have been cowardly.
It’s not North/South: German, Austrian, Irish officials who understood what was at stake were just as worried.
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