User blog comment:Toby2/economic collapse of the EU and fascisim/@comment-7576024-20130531064028

The EU's biggest role is the Euro. The main problem with the collapse of the EU would be the collapse of the Euro. This would take 1-2 years to replace, and would be a pain for trade.

It would then be interesting to see what happens next. Would regional nations (Benelux, Scandinavia, etc.) create a regional currency, or what? Also, which nations would just opt to use a steady US Dollar, or foreseeably steady German Mark.