This past week will go down in the history of Europe as the week when the need to clarify the nature and significance of European integration was acknowledged. Wise souls had long been declaring the existence of this need, but for the most part, the debate had been skimmed over, giving the priority to actual achievements. Events proved that having obtained a great many results, this method had exhausted its virtues, and the fundamental debate has started in earnest. Next week, I will try to...