The reason why I announced that he had gone astray was that I think he is too reticent, too self-effacing, in his approach to public European debate, to the seeking of answers to the questions the public ask and to the problems that we face.
Si j’ai annoncé sa disparition, c’est parce que je trouve que la manière dont il aborde le débat public européen, dont il cherche à répondre aux questions posées par l’opinion publique et à nos problèmes est trop réservée, trop modeste.