What is the future of the European Union?

The EU will be replaced by a similar collaborative organisation

Question: What is the future of the European Union?
Position‹2 of 2: The European Union will not exist in the future
Argument‹2 of 2: The EU will be replaced by a similar collaborative organisation

The problem lies with the institutions, rather than the EU itself.

The argument

The European Union will not last, as EU Member States are increasingly at odds with the European Union's institutions. The raft of issues the EU faces from the Eurozone crisis, the migrant crisis, and Britain's exit will eventually lead to the institution's collapse. Of course, it will remain necessary for European countries to collaborate and their leaders to meet regularly. Therefore, the collapse of the European Union will lead to its replacement with a similar body, even if it is not as powerful.

Premises

[P1]EU Member States are increasingly at odds with EU institutions, and crises such as the Eurozone, migration, and Brexit will eventually cause the EU to collapse. [P2] European countries will still need to collaborate and have their leaders meet regularly after such a collapse. [C] Therefore, the EU will cease to exist and be replaced by a similar, if less powerful, collaborative organisation.

Counter-arguments

Increasingly stuck between two global super-powers in the USA and China, European countries will continue to support the existence of the European Union as a counter-balance. Recognising that as individual states they cannot compete alone, as well as the economic and political cost they would incur if the European Union collapsed, Member States will elect to pool sovereignty where necessary.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P2] The EU will be able to weather these challenges.