More evidence of the sound, logical, consistent and profound basis for EU President Romano Prodi's thinking. He agrees with Tony Blair that much of the EU constitution is merely a 'tidying up exercise'.

'Europe never changes in one shot, it’s a continuous change. It is clear that no one has had any idea of making nations disappear, not today, not tomorrow, not the day after tomorrow'.

But then, a few paragraphs on: 'He admitted that the pooling of sovereignty enshrined in the constitution was a “change in centuries of history'.

Wake up, Dr Prodi, your contradictions are showing.

Posted by melanie at November 10, 2003