Against false impressions. The Lamy-Patten paper in anticipation of Thursday's Euro-American Summit obviously has a priority goal: prove that co-operation between the EU and the United States exists and is serious and colossal, so as to counter the false impressions resulting from the way certain differences, especially in the trade sector, are presented by the media and perceived by the public. As soon as a difference looms, it is inflated out of all proportion and takes on the aspect and...