Daily Times - Op-ed: Europe’s silent pro-treaty majority — by Nicolas Schmit

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Op-ed: Europe’s silent pro-treaty majority — by Nicolas SchmitThe solution to the impasse over Europe’s Constitutional Treaty certainly does not lie in the direction of diminishing its scope, and thus perhaps making it just an “ordinary” treaty. Minimalist solutions respond to neither the expectations of the citizens nor the requirements of a rapidly changing world. The answer is more likely to be found in the Treaty’s simplification, taking out those elements that are not absolutely necessary, and also enriching it in such areas as climate change.