Optimism is back, but... Thanks to the new Presidency of the Council, Europe has entered a new phase of optimism (see this section yesterday). “The European Union is the best place on earth to be born and live your life”, said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, adding that “80% of Poles say that they are pleased that their country is a member of the Union”. How can we be any other than pleased at this return of enthusiasm and confidence at the head of the Council? This does not,...