Imagination and precautions. To criticise Valéry Giscard d'Estaing for not having made everyone happy would not have much sense. If a sizeable number of countries are calling for a full time, long-term President of the European Council and an even larger number of countries are opposed to the idea, whatever the proposal, there will be those left dissatisfied. We can say the same thing about the composition of the European Commission and the list goes on. The only valid criteria for...