The E.U. project has failed........it worked well enough when it was the E.E.C. As soon as the Marxists hijacked it, it became Capitalism for the Elite, and refined Socialism (life-time of dependency on the state) for the plebs. So many crazy left-wing parties developed from the emergence of Universities in France, Germany and Scandinavia that there is no middle-of-the-road any more...the likes of Merkel and her servants, such as the clowns wearing BoHo keks in the Dáil, just paid homage to the Stalinist term, "useful idiots"...that is, people who can be disposed of when the time comes.
Here's a quote from a former top KGB man..........
The new overarching centralised governmental model begins to take control. Leftist usurpers who initially thought they were going to be part of the new power structure begin to realise they were used and manipulated and they themselves become the new enemy. Because they have first hand knowledge of the agenda they are the primary target for elimination. They may simply be disregarded, obfuscated, thrown out, or they may be collected, imprisoned, or worse killed. There is no longer room for dissension. Dissent is only possible within the free system that has now been deconstructed. Therefore the leftist purpose is served once the destabilisation is complete. Totalitarian Government takes control…" ~ Former KGB Agent Yuri Bezmenov