Given the current political context, we can say that there are new elements on the basis of which we can move ahead with the Constitution and refute two positions: firstly, the statement that the Constitution is dead – well, reports of its death have been grossly exaggerated – and, secondly, the idea that we must first deal with unemployment, immigration or fighting crime, a view which ignores the fact that, in order to do so, we need this Constitution.
Señor Presidente, el tono del informe del señor Duff y del señor Voggenhuber me recuerda al debate en el Pleno hace un año, cuando esta Cámara aceptó con mucha pompa la Constitución, y nada parecía impedir que esta fuera ratificada por los 25 Estados miembros.