Je pense que nous sommes tous d’accord pour dire que le 11 septembre a montré la nécessité d’une Union plus intégrée, plus progressiste, d’une Union plus compétente, disposant de meilleurs instruments, disposant de compétences plus larges - certainement en ce qui concerne la politique étrangère et de défense.
I believe that we are all agreed that 11 September has shown that a more integrated, more progressive Union is needed, a Union with greater ability to act, which has better instruments at its disposal, and which – certainly as far as the foreign and defence policy is concerned – has greater powers.