While I am writing these lines, the debate on the future of Europe is in full flow at the European Council and it is impossible to anticipate what the result will be. But one thing won't change: the position of the European Parliament as expressed by its president to the heads of state and government. All the different pundits acknowledge that the EP has gained prestige and authority, despite the weaknesses and shortcomings in the way the institutions generally function. At the same time,...