The successive enlargements of the European Union have been an immense geopolitical success, analyses Jean-Dominique Giuliani. "With freedoms regained, sovereignty guaranteed, stability assured, it was growth and prosperity that liberated countries from totalitarianism which wanted nothing more than to live their national and European identities in freedom". It is true that discontent runs through our democracies, and some remain to be convinced that the rule of law is a universal value on our continent. As we approach the June elections, and with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia knocking on our door, let us not forget the benefits of European integration.