Imperfect but indispensable. Now that the Lisbon Treaty has been signed, it would be better for Europe to put a stop to the polemic and regrets about its content. It is not the ideal treaty a lot of Europeans were dreaming about and in some respects it is a retreat compared to the Convention's draft constitution. But it exists - it is the result of difficult negotiations and is the best we can get in the current circumstances. It is in situations of this kind that we can distinguish between...