Political symbols abound. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, chairman of the Convention on EU future, inaugurated the present session of the Convention with a statue of turtle with dragon's head. It sits on his table. With this metaphor, the Convention’s chairman aims at answering repeated criticisms that the Convention is too slow, it drags its feet on general discussions and risks failing to deliver a concrete strong project for the future of Europe.
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