Speedos, Mustaches, Hairy Legs, ABBA. Europe’s Got Problems, No Doubt. But Let’s Cut It Some Slack. It’s Still Recovering From Colonial Revolts, Plagues, Usurping Kings, & Greece’s Latest Fiscal Bonfire

A short essay on European culture and a mnemonic for the member states of the European Union: Spain, Malta, Hungary, Latvia, Austria, Estonia, Greece, Portugal, Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Lithuania, Cyprus, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ireland, Sweden, Romania, Finland, Czech Republic, Poland, United Kingdom, Germany, Luxembourg, France, Bulgaria.