The significance of the future Europe is at stake. The predictions on the result of the European Council of 22-23 November dedicated to the financial perspectives of the EU for the 2014-2020 period are unanimous - there will be no overall agreement. Other sessions will be needed to define this vast budgetary envelope because it's not only a question of figures - they can't be fixed without agreement on common policies, on the idea of the two-speed Europe, and on quite a number of other...