For all the uncertainty surrounding the events in Ukraine, they have – once again – made clear to which extent Europe, and our conception thereof, is changing. While EU spokespeople make every effort to reiterate in the run-up to the EU-Russian summit that nothing than a partnership is on the table, even longer-term, it appears as if the continent’s agenda has already been changed – by the events.

The list of contentious issues is indeed increasing – but luckily, there are some people who are attempting to provide the context. As we here at afoe have not paid too much attention to the French referendum debate yet, I am only too happy to announce that a new group blog is taking care of it: Publius l’europ?en will provide news, analyses and commentary about the European consitution from a French point of view – in French.

I think it was during the French conservative debate in the run-up to the Maastricht-treaty referendum that people began to notice that Jaques Chirac had held every possible opinion, yet never one of his own. Maybe he should have read more blogs .