Yet what is sometimes forgotten is that, since a considerable portion of sovereignty has already been pooled at European level in various sectors (and for good reason), these arrangements create a paradox: with little discretionary power at European level and little at national level, the entire system appears inflexible. 12. A far-sighted view would be required to solve this paradox.
I do not know if this is possible today; certainly, it will not be unless a climate of trust, which seems to have been lacking recently, is rebuilt between countries and between European citizens and institutions.