If it is to last, it will not be enough for it to be conceived in the light only of today's experience. If the Constitution is to guide Europeans through periods of change and yet unknown threats, its roots must reach the foundations of European history and identity as they are embodied in the shared culture that Europe's citizens freely acknowledge as their own.
Kurt Biedenkopf, ancien premier ministre de Saxe, est un leader chrétien-démocrate allemand.