Nice was an exercise in failure not only because this or that Head of Government nodded off in the course of the evening, but also because, the following morning, the curse of the evil deed became apparent when everyone said that the treaty would not be enough for 15 Member States and wondered how it could possibly be sufficient for 27; that was why we ended up with the Constitution.
Nice a été un échec, non seulement parce que tel ou tel chef de gouvernement s’est assoupi au cours de la soirée, mais aussi parce que, le lendemain matin, la malédiction est devenue apparente lorsque tout le monde a déclaré que le Traité ne suffirait pas pour 15 États membres et s’est demandé comment il pourrait suffire pour 27.