In favour of an indissoluble link. The European Parliament has approved EU membership for the first ten candidates with a majority of over 90% (a little less for the Czech Republic because of the "Benes Decrees" affairs). This is an exceptional score for a democratic assembly, which proves the extent to which MEPs are keen on welcoming the new Member States to their fold. It would be pointless to analyse the reasons behind the handful of "no"s and abstentions, which generally come from the...