The situation is clearer but not necessarily easier. Suddenly, the panorama of Europe has changed. What seemed hazy has now become clearer, and positions are more obvious. Support for "Community" solutions for the future of European construction has become stronger and, above all, more widely shared. But we are not saying that everything has become easier. On the contrary, this new clarity could itself exacerbate oppositions and differences. And yet this situation seems preferable by far to...