Confirmation and surprise. A certain number of elements confirm what was already more or less known, but there are also a few surprises. By this I mean the paper for the Convention that the European Commission will formally approve next Thursday, 5 December, and that President Prodi will present the same day to the Convention Members meeting in plenary. Michel Barnier, who represents the Commission at the Convention (with Antonio Vitorino), largely predicted the content when speaking at the...