The new Europe of up to 27 countries will obviously need management structures which will actually work and administrative structures which are not just citadels of bureaucracy. If the European Union is to be relevant and beneficial to its millions of citizens and, in particular, its citizens in the newly emerging countries, it is fair to say administration will almost be as important as ethos. In that regard, I am very pleased with the progress made last week, particularly in regard to the landmark proposal that each country, whether big or small, will have one Commissioner. This is not just an improvement on the Nice treaty proposals. It will also mean that for the first time since 1973 a country such as Ireland will have the very same Commission representation as the larger states such as Germany, France and Britain. So much for the anti-European sloganeering of those who suggested that we would be taken over by a European 'big brother'.