For an editorial writer, the decision by Agence Europe to delve into its archives is a godsend. Ten years ago, at the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Rome Treaties which, in a sign of the times, took place in Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel pondered: “Will we one day have more to celebrate? On 25 March 2017, will we be celebrating the centenary of the Rome Treaties in a Europe still of peace and freedom, of democracy and of the rule of law?”(see EUROPE 11753). She...