Lift-off. The debate over the Constitution needs a push to lift it above the sometimes mischievous barricades behind which certain actors presently stand. The fine speeches were not lacking during the roman opening of the IGC. However, transition from the principals, noble by definition, to the detailing of each country's intentions, too often underlined a failure in ambitions and a slide towards the defence of evidently national interests. According to Guy Verhostadt, at times we see a...