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I think a "United States of Europe" is an impossibility. The EU is actually a confederation all be it with many characteristics of a federation. For me it sits somewhere between the two. Switzerland refers to itself as a confederation but is much more akin to a federation in its current system of administration. I doubt very much that Europe will ever see this level of federation and is unlikely to move much more towards federation than it has already.
That is to say common currency, common standards, a degree of homologated law such as civil rights, standards for manufactured goods, agricultural products etc. Many of these are designed to create common systems and regulations where the movement of people, goods, and services are involved. The vast bulk of law and regulations is firmly within the domain of the member states and will remain that way.

Perhaps the biggest mistake made by the EU was set up in Brussels instead of London and to create the Euro instead of nominating the Pound as the common currency