[alva]

Yes I think you are right about their current situation.

The federal goal however is never what the people of Europe were sold. This mission was essentially hidden to the people of the countries as it was sold as a trade union. They likely knew that the people of these countries would be almost completely opposed to the United State of Europe and so very slowly and quietly implemented measures to achieve it. With the new calls for an EU Army one step closer to this I think we will see greater resistance to the grander project.

If the federalists give up on their hidden dream of the Europe becoming a single country, they can save the EU.