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It's not going to happen, that's the reality. Frankly, the way things are going, I'm not expecting EU to be around too much longer either.
Your expectations will not be fulfilled. Don't be too disappointed!
It's only been a month into the economic war and here's the state of things already. My expectations are already being fulfilled.
https://moneyweek.com/economy/global-economy/604592/ukraine-and-the-coming-global-food-crisis
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greek-farmers-tractors-protest-unbearable-fuel-fertilizer-costs-2022-03-18/
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220320-spain-hit-by-yet-another-mass-protest-over-rising-prices
Then you are easy to please.
Living in the EU I can assure you, it is "still around".
around for how long is the question
Pretty short, right?
Whilst your "expectations are already being fulfilled", the EU is still around.
My expectations are that the economic crisis will drive civil unrest in EU bloc that will ultimately cause countries to leave it due to inherent disagreements. EU already fucked over countries like Greece during the 2008 crash, and we can expect more of the same during this crash.
It's pretty irrational to take the expectation of future events as fulfilled, don't you think?
What's irrational is to ignore what's happening in front of your eyes. Dissolution of EU is a process that's going to take years to come to fruition. However, the seeds of this process have already been planted.