It's simply another nail in the coffin of the narrative that the EU countries need the "EU" to survive. The EU was sold as tool that would bring prosperity to

It's simply another nail in the coffin of the narrative that the EU countries need the "EU" to survive. The EU was sold as tool that would bring prosperity to the EU countries and this is less and less the case as the years go by. Sure, you have a few bright spots here and there but those are few and far between. Spain, Italy, Greece and the other sick "countries" of Europe were sacrificed in the 2010s to save the Euro and now France and Germany are going through some tough soul-searching. Then there is the the growth of many Euro septic parties throughout Europe which are gathering steam year after year. The EU needs to reform itself very quickly because for a lot of people, the question that is being asked is: do we really need it?