Its a square peg in a round hole. None of the masses of citizens in each country wanted to join or merge their country with another country that has “baggage”. There is no advantage for it. Unless your country is the “baggage”. And now its getting obvious.
That integration, intended for wealthier countries to support poorer countries, was only an advantage for wealthy business tax payers. Less taxes for wealthy if the better off under dogs support the other under dogs.
Plus, ONE chief for the whole union, and several “chiefs” for the whole world. A grandiose idea that is FAILING and going backwards. Forget Arab Spring. Its a whole Global Spring gradually unfolding. Like a heart transplant rejection.