Ligesom alle de, der kæmpede for at få den ratificeret - og jeg var en af dem i Frankrig - er jeg stadig overbevist om, at den indeholder nogle vigtige fremskridt med hensyn til EU 's funktion og demokratiske liv.
Like all those who campaigned for it to be ratified – and I was one of them in France – I remain convinced that it contains some crucial advances with regard to the functioning and the democratic life of the Union.