“I believe the moment has arrived for a European Convention” to reform the treaties on which the European Union is based, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday 14 September in her annual State of the Union speech.
Ms von der Leyen said that a revision of the EU’s functioning could enshrine “solidarity between generations” in the treaties. “Every action that our Union takes should be inspired by a simple principle. That we should do no harm to our...