The EU has not been paralysed by the Irish vote. The European Council has done what was necessary to keep things moving. It said that the Lisbon Treaty is alive, that it will not be re-negotiated and that it is up to Ireland to work out how to be part of it. At the same time, it has proved that the delay in the treaty's coming into effect has not paralysed the Union. The EU will continue to take its projects forward on the basis on the current texts, as is logical, especially for the French...