Europe is having a laugh.
I think you are a bit missinformed about how europe looks towards the debate.. Yes I agree that a lot of the countries have a more scientific attitude towards creationism and intelligent design but trust me when I say we have our share of trouble brewing up.
From a company I had an internship at where people were working on looking for signs of "intelligent design" in the things they were studying, festivals with speakers on creation science and intelligent design. To the general schools and districts that start to get into the whole "teach the controversy in science class" idea..
Its not as quiet or as funny in europe as some might think... Though I do admit, its not as extreme as it is in america, either.