No connection. As I write these lines, the Lisbon European Council has not yet started debating political approval of the new European Treaty. It is perfectly possible, likely even, that the approval will not be accompanied by a 'decision' on the allocation of seats at the European Parliament, for three reasons - a) there is no legal connection between the two acts; b) the Italian government has confirmed its opposition to the allocation currently under discussion; and c) at the EP itself,...