28/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - At the "British Council Independent Lecture" on 28 June, the European Commissioner for External Relations, Chris Patten, evoked notions of sovereignty and patriotism. He stated that, "there is so much to be proud of in Britain that we should have the confidence to share our sovereignty with others in the certain knowledge that that is the best way to preserve real sovereignty rather than the notional kind…We would be able, for example, to lead the present...