‘I am addressing my words to all those who claim that "the hour of shadow" has come for Europe, to quote the famous metaphor of Ortega y Gasset. ... To the partisans of the dusk let us then juxtapose the partisans of dawn, and let its device be Europe as a standard, community as a rule, freedom and solidarity as the principle. This is our lodestar. Europe is not dying out at all. The current crisis is an opportune moment to reinforce and develop the European model. Let us then make use of this opportunity to announce that the hour of Europe has arrived.’