This brings me to one of the key issues raised by Senator McDowell, namely, our vision for the future. What is the vision of the Union as it emerges and what is our vision of our role within it? The Nice treaty was the first occasion on which the achievement of Spaak, Adenauer, Schuman and others was recognised. After a war that tore the whole of Europe apart, they were determined that it would never happen again. They created the European Coal and Steel Community, out of which grew first the Common Market and latterly the European Union. That is their achievement. During the past 500 years, there are not many instances of when a period of 50 years passed without a major conflict. It could be argued, however, that we have had a major conflict, namely, that which occurred in the Balkans, which are on the European mainland.