In my attempts to describe objectively different viewpoints on the new European treaty, I would not want to give the impression that most of the obstacles have been overcome and a general compromise was starting to emerge. It is true, however, that vital progress has been made in two areas:
a) The idea of having a new treaty, different from the draft constitution signed in 2004, has now been accepted. Even the initiatives sticking closest to the draft constitution, like that of Jo Leinen,...