What if attempts to unify Europe began in 2027 with France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg into 1 country?
A scenario that came into my head is what if European unification became much more popular in the 2020s? With Russia invading Ukraine and America becoming a less helpful ally, what if there were more popularity for a European Federation along with less right wing preverlance in Europe? We already hear news wise in OTL for a united European army.
I was thinking, instead of trying to have a far too optimistic view of an entirely united EU, what if just a few countries united first, like Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg? I thought of this first since it would seem to be the most stable option, since these nations get along very well within in the union (aside from Flanders and Wallonia, which could be adjusted and sorted with a dissolved Belgium in the future). The EU would still be kept intact, with nothing else happening to the other members. With a combinded GDP of 10.6 trillion dollars, it would be the 3rd largest economy in the world.