The dilemma facing all Europhiles is easily described - in the face of a draft European Constitution that fails to meet the aspirations of the most ambitious but is still a sharp improvement on the current set-up, should one stick to ones heels and be negative or express positive views while criticising the shortcomings?
Official circles, both domestic and European, have tended to go for the second option. Some focus on progress, others on areas of stalemate, both reaching the same...