Si j’ai annoncé sa disparition, c’est parce que je trouve que la manière dont il aborde le débat public européen, dont il cherche à répondre aux questions posées par l’opinion publique et à nos problèmes est trop réservée, trop modeste.
The reason why I announced that he had gone astray was that I think he is too reticent, too self-effacing, in his approach to public European debate, to the seeking of answers to the questions the public ask and to the problems that we face.