Marc Clément calls for a trans-European political party

The magistrate Marc Clément warns Europe against the woes of Belgium where political parties are shackled by linguistic boundaries. "Voters have to define themselves according to their French-speaking or Flemish identities and have no say on overall policies concerning Belgium as a whole... It is not surprising under these circumstances that the federal political project is falling apart. The European situation is barely more favourable. Every voter today votes for national parties. ... We are still far from a common vision of the future, from a programme that reaches beyond national interests. Practising politics in Europe is indeed the issue, but so too is avoiding the return of the exclusive confrontation of national, linguistic and regional interests."

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