The reactions to the White Paper on the future of the EU presented by the European Commission on Wednesday 1 March (see EUROPE 11736), expressed by political leaders and representatives of civil society, vary between satisfaction that the terms of the debate have been set and criticism of the fact that certain interests, such as defence and social rights, have not been sufficiently taken into account.
In a symbolic joint declaration, the foreign ministers of France, Jean-Marc Ayrault, and of...