Abstract for a second from the idea of French or German or Italian identity, patriotism, the collective memories of war and carnage that cemented the consciousness of today's linguistic communities and think of this: why do Europeans need an intermediate level of government, between the common European framework and their local institutions?
¿Hay en verdad alguna razón por la que los escoceses y los galeses habrían de pertenecer al mismo estado nacional que los ingleses?