Officially, the European Union supposedly has a political integration similar to that of the United States. Obviously, the social dynamics of Europe are not those of the United States. While the European Union tries to pretend that it is like the United States, the European Union must face challenges to its political integration of all 28 member countries with the realities of political forces that still dominate and, in some cases, rule member countries. Those political forces, to put it simply, stem from the Second World War and their remnants are still vibrating strong in European politics and are falsely influencing political integration in the European Union. The political forces that are non member interests in the political future of Europe are the Germans and the Russians. Those two former World War II foes are still struggling for control of the European political influence and have their personal interests influencing and making decisions in the EU.
Another serious player who has decided not to let Russia and Germany dominate European political integration are the Chinese. The Chinese are making big inroads in Europe by having their presence felt in all 28 member countries through the grotesquely cheap Chinese products that are flooding markets in Europe.