” “In Brussels, The European Parliament is again meeting in plenary session next week (from May 31 to June 1); owing to the coincidence with the anniversary of the French and Dutch elections stopping the ratifications of the Constitution, the first part of the session will be dedicated to the "Future of Europe". In fact, next Wednesday there will be a discussion on the presence of the Belgian Premier, Guy Verhofstadt, member of the EU Council. The Prime Minister is the author of the recent volume entitled "Les États-Unis d’Europe" (The United States of Europe), arousing lengthy debate within community organs. Among other things, Verhofstadt says that "Europe is going through a crisis", and that it is not a "temporary storm, but it’s the very nature of the project" of integration "that is brought into question again". The proposed solution is a strengthening of the European Union, and a closer collaboration among member States in the economic, social and political fields. However, if that strategy could not be applied to all the States, the author proposes Europe going on at different speeds, adopting the structure of "two concentric circles: a political core (the United States of Europe) based on the euro zone and, around it, a confederation of countries, an Organization of European States". The introduction to the session of the European Parliament should take into consideration that analysis. Still on Wednesday, the Dalai Lama is visiting the Assembly of the 25 countries.” “
