Significant developments. The recent report by Notre Europe on the new transatlantic partnership that I commented on in this column a few days ago (Reshaping EU-US Relations: A Concept Paper) takes no account of the changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty in the way the EU operates. Is this due to caution while waiting to see how the Lisbon Treaty is applied in practice or scepticism about the outcome? In my opinion, the Lisbon Treaty has introduced changes to the EU institutions that could...