50 years have been passed since the Rome Treaties signatures in 1957.
Now after half century we can say that functionalistic method is not more able to give sufficient fuel to finish the constituent process started with the European Convention. Angela Merkel is trying to give an impulse to the European Constitution but the road towards a political integration is opposed by newcomers (Poland and Czech Republic) and oldcomers (UK). The way out is not the suggested Mini-Treaty without common European flag and hymn, without the Fundamental rights' charter and without calling for a European citizens' intervention.