- Question
What is the future of the European Union?
The European Union has faced a litany of challenges, from the Eurozone crisis, the migrant crisis, and Brexit, this has led many to speculate whether the days of the European political and economic union are numbered.
The European Union will continue to exist
This position holds that the European Union will continue to exist in some form. It argues that the EU is a strong, durable institution, and maps the possible futures it might take — deeper integration as a membership body, a looser federation of states, or even a 'United States of Europe'.
The European Union will not exist in the future
This position holds that the European Union will not exist in the future. It argues the bloc is in steady decline and that its dissolution is only a matter of time—predicting the EU will eventually break up, perhaps to be replaced by a looser collaborative organisation.