EU Parliament demands more unity from Europe

The daily Le Monde publishes the so-called Spinelli manifesto initiated by the four Members of the European Parliament Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Isabelle Durant, Sylvie Goulard and Guy Verhofstadt, which is meant to foster a common view of Europe: "In this new world, every European country is a small country. But we have one advantage: we have built together a European Union. It is a remarkable construction in which European nation-states, some even long divided by protracted conflicts, decided to be 'united in diversity' and form a Commonwealth, a Community in the true sense of the word. ... Striving for shared peace and prosperity, we managed to work together and combine forces, thus fostering unprecedented prosperity, democracy and reconciliation on the continent. ... Unfortunately, whereas the formidable challenges of a manifold crisis demand common responses, drawn at least at European level, too many politicians fall tempted to believing in national salvation only."

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