"Eurosceptic" is a word from British media. It means a person who is suspicious and cautious about anything related to the EU.

I couldn't understand all what Ramil was saying, but as a footnote to this discussion, does anyone know what Finland has done to p*ss off Russia lately? The "RT" TV channel seems to absolutely hate Finland, and some other Russian media too... but I can't really work out why. After over 50 years of trying to avoid annoying Russia, it seems their policy has failed, I wonder why?

As for the future of Europe....
The thing is; we have NO choice. We have to support the EU whether we like it, or not.

Germany, as the biggest and strongest country must support it, because if Germany went its own way, and became strong on its own, everybody would get nervous. A strong and influential Germany is only OK to other Europeans as long as it is the big friendly giant in the EU, dishing out money to anyone who needs it... That's exactly how it is at the moment. Germany is like the Santa Claus in the EU.... lol!

And most of the rest of the European national states are too small to stand up to economic and other competition from Asia... to the USA and perhaps even Russia, if it returns to superpower status...

The days when a small European country could be incredibly influential and rich on its own merits, are over.

Only Switzerland and Norway can afford to reject the EU but it probably won't last forever.

Norwegians have Oil and are rolling in money at the moment; and people there generally think that the EU is too aggressively capitalist etc, etc.
The Swiss have their banks and a currency that fills a specific niche role. I am not sure what precisely they have against the EU, but there are many possibilities.

At least half the countries are quite reluctant members... either because people in general in those countries are too Red, too Green or too Nationalist --- and because they are suspicious towards most of the other EU countries and people from other parts of Europe...

But people are aware that not much can be done and that the EU and the Euro is the future. The EU is set up to ensure that smaller countries get a disproportionately large representation and to avoid domination by the bigger countries.

The only way it could work properly going forward.... would be if nationalistic pride was reduced a bit in some countries, or transferred to an European level. Britain for example is literally sabotaging many EU initiatives for no reason other that the ideas are not British..

I feel ambivalent about the EU. I was a big supporter initially when Sweden joined.. Now I am in too minds about it.

I can't tell you what an improvement the Euro is though, just for convenience, not having to change money. It's inevitable that all the countries will have to join sooner or later, and it is to the EUs credit that it is not forcing anyone.