Many events happen in Europe. The European Central Bank will definitely rescue the Euro. The Greeks don't come out of the mess. The Spanish want to rescue their banks without conditions given from abroad. Some Italiens would like to have back Berlusconi. They think he lead them to paradise without any work. And the French and the Germen? They too have some problems. But in relation to other European countries Germany has the fewest ones.
It seems the Europeans are into a street without no return.
In this situation it is the best way to step one step back and think and reflect about all of that. Even if all of some Europeans are too passionate for the European dream, even they are Zelotes for a United Europe, even they are skeptical Europeans they all will come to the same conclusion: eiter they give more place to the European project or they go back to fewer Europe means to more national politics.
Herfried Münkler a historian writes in the Süddeutschen Zeitung from Septemper 25th 2012 on page 20, that people have a "fateful passion" , who fight now for the idea of a United Europe.
Could it be that some politicians fear the loss of might and influence when Europe is united? This is the impression one can have when they speak of loss of sovereignty if the national states delegate some decisions to a European Institution.
Without walking on air the way is open to come out of the mess. To live in peace, freedom an welfare in Europe is to build the United States of Europe. To build that first things are to do first, namely to give Europe a constitution. The given European institutions and the citizen of Europe all together can do this. The citizen themselves have to give their vote to the constitution, they have the last word. With Europe or without Europe the European citizen have and will have their sovereignty.
Wether the United States of Europe is a confederation or a federal state the aim and function of this union is and will be Euorpean's welfare.
By the way, the end of the European flagpole is not he uiltimate settlement. The ultimate settlement is a common flag for all people in the world. What would we give for a world parliament and world government and world justice with a world police that end the murder in Syria?