Neither has it developed fruitful economic relations with Russia or devised a common defence policy, he said. “The EU’s dissolution, however, would make things even worse.

The Visegrád Four cooperation and Britain’s efforts to explore new directions within the EU show that the problems can be discussed and resolved reasonably. They demonstrate that there might be another, viable European Union,” Kövér said.

Europe’s current leaders have failed to notice, or take seriously, their loss public confidence, which is a crucial precondition for long-term cooperation, he said.

Kövér stressed the need to halt “stealthy Brusselsisation”, a trend of gradually depriving member states of their decision-making rights.

As an example, he mentioned that instead of supervising the European Commission, the European Parliament is focusing on limiting member states’ true parliamentary democracy based on popular representation and direct control.

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