A lot of noise over nothing. In addition to the unanimous political agreement obtained at the European Council on the new treaty (on 19 October) from all member states, the European Council also discussed the future distribution of seats at the European Parliament (an issue linked to the new treaty but subject to a separate decision) and proceeded to a brief exchange of views on reforms to the financial markets.
The question of EP seats provoked a lot of noise in Italy. We can recall that...