A week has gone by and our readers now have the full text of the speech by Lionel Jospin. Meanwhile, I have taken note of a number of reactions and comments. I should like to make the following observations.
1. The concept of a "federation of nation-states". This concept comprises two elements and there is no reason to ignore either of the two. And yet, this is what we are seeing: some fix on the word "federation", voicing opposition to this concept, while others place the emphasis on...