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John Gillingham
"Those who are concerned about the future of Europe should be faithful to the so called `spirit of reflection` and make an honest attempt to understand what`s gone wrong with it. They should try to join forces with those who would like to believe that Europe will work but have raised serious doubts on the basis of the way it functions. One must in other words look critically at the EU in order to save the European will.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has admitted that he had made an ineffective attempt during the EU Presidency. He he did not get to the substance of the European problem, which is structural. At no point did he call for the overhaul of the European institutions. This is a necessary first step in any reform effort. The EU will either drift off into irrelevance, become an obstacle to desirable change, or at worst, its structural failures could trigger financial panic. "
