However, the history of European integration, which now stretches back half a century, has consistently been marked by the efforts which have had to be made with a view to overcoming initial conflicts of interest or differences in outlook between our States and ensuring that the common interest would ultimately prevail in a spirit of solidarity.
Mais ce demi-siècle d’histoire de la construction européenne a été constamment marqué par les efforts que chacun devait faire pour surmonter les conflits initiaux d’intérêts ou de conception entre nos États, et faire prévaloir, in fine, dans la solidarité, l’intérêt commun.