Although power "is not an ethical value in itself", specified Oreja, it "becomes an ethical value insofar as it contributes to peace, to the respect of human dignity and to the development of fundamental values". In outlining a balance of the last fifty years, the president of the Committee of the Sages highlighted the principles that the EU has made its own: the respect of "diversity between the member states", "the possibility for them to move at different speeds" and subsidiarity. Then, broadening the horizon, Oreja commented that "the unity of the world has never looked this clear" and "a new generation of Europeans, aware of the values that make up the original project", "must take their responsibilities" for the strengthening of "a just peace, equal prosperity and well-balanced power". "In its decision-making processes, the Union he concluded should always respect the fundamental values that it embodies, in particular human dignity and fundamental rights". Today, will submit another document: the draft text of the "Message of Rome" to the European Council, which tomorrow will be proclaimed in its final version and entrusted to the Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi.
