The speech in which the Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhoftadt set out his "Vision for Europe" last September remains most topical, as, from July, he will have the responsibility of preparing the wide-ranging debate on Europe's future and, in December, chair the first European Council devoted to this debate (see the "A Look Behind the News" section in our bulletin of 12 January). Here are the essential aspects of this fundamental speech.
Need for an objective. "We need to make progress, but...