He knows the values of such reflection since he himself had been a member of past reflection groups,

He who spends time regretting the past loses the present and risks the future

I believe that serious reflection about the values we Europeans share is crucial for the vitality and energy of the European Union.

This report provides a very concise overview of how our dysfunctional first-past-the-post system subverts democratic values, drives wedges between the regions, unfairly rewards and punishes various political viewpoints and makes a mockery of representative democracy and government accountability.

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

What happened in the past seven days may not be a reflection of what will happen over the next seven days. Housing is the most critical factor right now. Everything is getting better every week.