EU Summit Focuses on Future of the Bloc in the World

(14 Dec 07 - RV) The European Union achieved a major milestone yesterday, with the signing of a new treaty providing for institutional reform and greater integration. The achievement follows months of doubtful discussion of the Union’s future in the wake of the failure of the Constitutional Treaty in 2005 and subsequent political, economic and financial difficulties. President of the European Parliamnet, Hans-Gert Poettering spoke with us about the direction Europe is taking, and the important role of religion in common European life…