The European Parliament's stance on the accession prospects for the Western Balkan countries and Turkey (see this column in yesterday's edition) must not been seen in too negative a light. Parliament has upset the too common soft consensus by raising the real problems and the real difficulties, but three things must not be forgotten. Firstly, the EP resolution has no legislative value, it is a stance taken on a European Commission document. It is important because the EP will, when the time...