If the constitutional treaty is rejected it will be back to square one, just at a time when we want Europe to be a more effective force for good in the world, when we need to buttress ourselves against the pressures and insecurities of globalization.

Europe lacks leadership and a sense of mission and too many people don't feel a part of it.

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

What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world.

I certainly believe that we gain through open trade and liberalisation.

Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations.

Instead of saying that globalization is a fact, that it's inevitable, we've also got to demonstrate that while the growing interdependence of the world economy is indeed a fact, it's not uncontrollable.