> either member states need to admit the EU as a central body is powerless and return to the pre-2000s vision of the European Union,
Which is what's happening.
This is purely self inflicted BS that we accumulated for roughly 30 years now by making it increasingly harder to say no to things we don't all agree with. Even with all the opt-outs possible, countries still have to follow strict rules to avoid huge fines as a punishment, when they all they ever wanted was free trading and movement between countries. That was pretty much it. I agree you need a coordinator for certain subjects, but that's far away from what we have today.
You cannot have free trade without a common legal framework otherwise countries will just drop all norms to compete. If you think that you can have fred trade in Europe without this legal alignment I have a bridge to sell you.
Which is what's happening.
This is purely self inflicted BS that we accumulated for roughly 30 years now by making it increasingly harder to say no to things we don't all agree with. Even with all the opt-outs possible, countries still have to follow strict rules to avoid huge fines as a punishment, when they all they ever wanted was free trading and movement between countries. That was pretty much it. I agree you need a coordinator for certain subjects, but that's far away from what we have today.