Differing Views on the Future of the EU

Most members of the European Union agree that further economic and political integration is necessary to fight the current crisis in the bloc, but they do not agree on what the process should look like. Over the weekend, three founding members of the bloc (Germany, France and the Netherlands) made it clear that core member states have not reached a consensus when it comes to policies to deepen the process of European integration.

The disparity of objectives and goals for the future of the European Union will increase as the crisis deepens. As a result, substantial strengthening of the union's role as a central decision-making body in Europe is unlikely in the short to medium term.