Is the European voice fading? When was &quot;political Europe&quot; ever a thing? Each crisis sees individual European governments (or at best, regional blocks) go in their own direction. You can even watch the farce unfold right now, with the attitude towards Greece, where the neighbouring countries are basically saying &quot;that&#x27;s not our problem&quot;. And let&#x27;s not even talk about the &quot;European voice&quot; on the topic of EU foreign policy, because there is no such thing.<p>And I don&#x27;t see that changing. Due to a combination between structural issues, different interests between North, West, East and South and the crisis-related rise of right-wing populism across many European countries (to various degrees, not every country has turned into Hungary), it&#x27;s getting worse. And I don&#x27;t see what&#x27;s going to change that.<p>I used to be in favour of an EU &quot;federal state&quot;. Now, I&#x27;m not so sure. Political union makes sense for countries with similar culture and economic interests. But as it is, I see regional blocks, not political Europe. Maybe dropping the common currency and splitting the EU into &quot;mini-EUs&quot; would be a better approach?