Ten years on, France should not be afraid of exchanging some of its sovereignty for political union in Europe. On the contrary, France should be one of the leaders of that effort, adding its voice and centrality as a country halfway between Europe’s north and south and acting as a model for many other countries on social issues.
法国仍有一个包袱，这是其 2005年投票否决欧洲宪法的结果——显然这个时间相当尴尬。十年来，法国本不需要害怕牺牲一些主权换取欧洲的政治统一。相反，法国应该是这一方向的领导者之一，作为位于北欧和南欧之间的国家发出声音，增加欧洲政治统一的确定性，并未其他多个国家树立社会问题的榜样。