Joschka Fischer recants. Fashions change. The two-speed Europe, the avant-guard and pioneer groups are losing ground to the idea of the compact Europe of 25. Certainly, positions in this sense are nothing new; the novelty and at present even the well-known figures who supported the opposing thesis are changing their minds (Joschka Fisher) or relaxing their previous position (Jacques Chirac). The speech by the German foreign affairs minister is a real recantation. He recognised that he would...