No Further Integration in the EU?

Germany's Lisbon Treaty Ruling: Brussels Put Firmly in the Back Seat - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International: "'The European train is no longer headed toward an arbitrary destination with no stops along the way,' says former constitutional judge Paul Kirchhof, adding that the court has marked the Lisbon Treaty as a 'clear terminus.' There will be 'no European state under the provisions of the German constitution.' And Schorkopf summarizes the ruling in one sentence: 'The European Union is a contract-based association of sovereign states, and as such, takes a political back seat.'"

The Germans have said not to further integration of EU. I think this is worrisome. As an EU enthusiast I had hopes that we would see further integration of Europe despite all the euroscepsis around.

One problem is apparently that there is not an electorial equality in the European Parliament. I actually took this for granted. However, a Maltese MEP represents 67,000 Maltese, a Swedish MEP represents 455,000 Swedes and a German MEP represents 857,000 Germans. Is it not possible to change this? How silly!