Re: India makes a mark in space 7 Satellites in 1200 Seconds
There I would beg to differ and so would one of the largest German political parties. West Europe is indeed socialist. It follows a model where it places government intervention in the market first over the capitalist model. Communism is a very different model and in no way reflects the Western European Model.
State intervention is very high in the EU, ranging from control of state enterprises to managing the work week. You know the work week in France is 35 hours? Based on the powers of the labour union. Another interesting to note is the concept of organized labour is infact a socialis/communist idea which has been adopted by the Capitalist one.
Now the reasoning behind the motives is always up for discussion based on personal preconcieved nations and basic belief values. So that will be as you said a day long debate. However it is a model that does work and is working.