A Look Back at the European Union - From Inception to the Present Challenges

Italy realized that its future did not lie with Brussels' bureaucrats, whom they perceived as corrupt and misusing European taxpayers' money. The powers that be do not want Italy and Hungary to become independent of the EU. The U.K. was wise to never adopt the Euro and to ultimately exit the EU. Ursula von der Leyen may witness more countries leaving the EU, potentially leaving it with only France, Germany, and a few weaker member states.