Reacting to excess defeatism. There is far too much disillusion and suspicion among public opinion today. To start with, people too easily forget the significance of European unity and what it has achieved, namely freedom, an end to war, the removal of borders and democracy even in areas that had never before experienced it. The united Europe is still seen as a model for the rest of the world. The countries around the rim of the EU are queuing up to join the club and millions of people from...