Wer sich bemüht, im Endeffekt das zu erreichen, was einem der gesunde Menschenverstand ins Logbuch diktiert, der wird sich bemühen, einen Kompromiss auf der Zeitachse zu finden. ###>If we want our Union to live up to the expectations of all our citizens and all our Member States, if we want to avoid the mistakes of the past, of centuries of struggle for power and influence, we can only agree on a Union that is based on cooperation between equal partners, on rules and the rule of law.