The leaders of 11 European Union nations are putting plans in place to make the 27-nation bloc more of a “European government” that would direct elect it’s leader who then would appoint a continent-wide government.

The “Future of Europe Group” headed by German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle released a report that says the current Eurozone crisis has caused a “crisis of confidence” in the EU. A result of the crisis, the report states, is a necessity for a stronger European Commission and a directly elected head of the Commission.

In addition to Germany’s foreign minister, the conference included leaders of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

The report also advocates a change that did not gain universal support of the members of the group. That proposal would create a “European Parliament with the powers to initiate legislation and a second chamber for the member states.” The European Commission itself can initiate legislation.

The proposal is similar to proposals from current European Union President Jose Manuel Barroso in his recent State of the Union address.