This is a considerable political ambition for our future, which on its own would justify the ratification of the Treaty of Nice, though it has to be admitted that the Treaty has not provided us with the institutional reforms to enable us to exercise, democratically and consistently, a European political power which is held by at least twenty-seven countries.
À cette ambition politique considérable pour notre avenir, qui, ? elle seule, justifie sa ratification, le traité de Nice, c'est vrai, n'a pas apporté les réformes institutionnelles adaptées ? un exercice démocratique et cohérent, d'un pouvoir politique européen assumé ? 27 pays et davantage.