It's hard going for the middle-aged person known as Mrs European Union. Creeping rather uncomfortably but altogether successfully towards the big five-O, occasionally unloved and often criticised, the poor soul even gets plenty of flak when she decides to throw a little celebratory get-together to mark the big event. Some would say that she's bound to be saddled with her odd identity crisis and that adulthood, maturity and old-age will do nothing to rid her of this complicated psychological condition. Others argue that her multiple-personality disorder is actually a strength as long as Mrs EU learns to take it with a few pinches of salt. And drink to it by raising a nice cup of Earl Grey. Or an elegant glass of Beaujolais Nouveau. Or a can of Cisk Lager.

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