Timetable whims cannot be counted on. We cannot get round the need for a permanent presidency of the European Council. The following musings in no way aim to cast doubt on such a presidency but are simply to point out that it involves many problems that will never be resolved if we never speak about them. Innovation introduced by the Lisbon Treaty is essential and even urgent for clear reasons which have, moreover, already been mentioned in this column before. Do we need to remind you of...