elves show great deal of variance in economic development. The sovereignty of states in Europe has always been of main concern for all MS. It is clear that today or even in the near future it is going to be hard to strip the national feeling of the inhabitants of EU. If the European Union wants full out support from its citizens it has to show that the national sovereignty of states will not wither away in time and that the identity of the nations will remain. As of today the average citizen in the EU has hardly any idea of how the EU is governed. It is essential for the future that the EU becomes a whole lot more transparent, otherwise the simple citizen will get alienated from the developments of the integration process. The alienation from integration can also occur if the governments of the MS become less powerful. The governments of the MS already have to face double sided questions. The governments today get pressured from all ends. The ever increasing global interconnectedness of places poses a serious challenge to the local economies, and increasingly more to the governments, therefore the government has to act as a gatekeeper in order to defend the interest of its local businesses. On the other hand the citizens of a certain country pressure their government to further engage in integration policies, so that they can be the part of the global economy. European Integration will force the national governments to shift sovereignty to the central governing board, this shift will naturally create a notion amongst the citizens of the MS that their government is not powerful enough to defend their interest in the new European arena. This fear might reduce the popularity of the full federal integration amongst those who want a more transparent governing body ruling them, not to mention the citizens who already oppose the EU for some reason. In short, the development towards a fully integrated form of Europe is already on the way and c...
