Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing a mind and identity of its own which embraces France but is not controlled by France.

What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe.

They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict.

Of course, the EU is not going to fall apart, but at best it will stagnate for the foreseeable future and we will be dealing with quite a lot of internal chaos.

Few politicians are good at taking the high ground and throwing themselves off it.

We've got to demonstrate why European unity and integration, our vast single market, our single currency, equip us with the strength to embrace globalization.

In the space of a decade, China and India have emerged as dramatic, dynamic competitors.