I'm saddened about the vote in Ireland against the European Treaty. I think that the traditional national state is too small to try to rule global economy and finance and the other big global issues. I think that the European Countries that want to go on building Europe must decide what to do, not necessarily with those who seem to reject further steps and maybe prefer to stay at the common market level. The so-called two-speeds Europe, not the best choice, but it is becoming the only opportunity not to stop the whole process. But Ireland is so dear to me that I'm very, very sorry for what happened. I'll have a pint to recover from that (and a couple more to recover for Italy's deeds in the European Cup and in its long economical, political, social crisis). Roberto