>>213414335 (OP)
we are seeing full blown LIDLization of the EU, meaning it's just becoming meh. It gets the job done, but it's just there, not achieving anything. It keeps admitting poor, corrupt countries who just view it as easy free money and some status of hanging with the rich, western kids. On the other side, every beneficial EU country is committing suicide with their idealistic ideologies and slowly turning into third world countries. It keeps getting duped and humiliated by The US and Russia, while China, India and the global south are more disillusioned with it for each year passing. For the past few years there has been a push for stronger commitment and binding laws among members, even federalization of the Union, which probably is a sign that it's on the verge of moribund. It will either split into various factions such as Visegrad or Nordic council, or slowly become something like the UN, not respected and overruled by local governments.