Nice-traktaten stadfæster den europæiske magtesløshed i lang tid. Den etablerer magtesløsheden i hjertet af EU-institutionerne og uigennemsigtigheden, der er det modsatte af europæisk demokrati.
Then along comes the Treaty of Nice establishing European impotence for a long time to come; it brings impotence to the heart of the European institutions and it brings a lack of transparency, which is the opposite of European democracy.