Nogle hentyder dog til Unionens strukturer, når de siger fremtidsdebat, og lægger dermed ofte i det, at man skal have en slags føderal grundholdning for at kvalificere sig som fremtidsdebattør i EU.
However, by debate on the future of Europe, some mean the Union 's structures and often add that you have to have some sort of federal impulse to qualify as a debater of the future in the EU.