Well, the Scandinavian and Sicilian do share one currency and one immigration policy and one set of regulations - which are the things that we generally look at when we analyze economies.
replyNorwegians, Danes, Swedes and Finns all use a different currency. Finns and Sicilians do share a currency though, but all these countries have different immigration policies and regulations. I don't think you really know how the EU works.
replyNot currency! Only Nordic on euro is Finland
reply> Europeans are notoriously arrogant. It's a mockable combination.
replyNot a very rigorous economic argument - besides they also don't share an immigration policy, nor a single currency (Denmark)