The European Union REALLY needs to get things to work. The clouds in the horizon are pretty obvious, and we need to work on these things. The problem, is, the Union can only work on the federal level, whereas a lot of the issues are actually on the national level.
That is migration, security, business. Yet, if we make a process, that SUPPORTS these issues locally, then by doing so, we can actually reapen the benefits on the federal level.
It is a difficult balance, but it should be possible.
G-d bless the will to make a more stable union.