Against the background of the current Euro-crisis, the pursuit of
an “ever closer” and constitutionalised Union looks like a far echo
of the past. National interests and intergovernmental bargaining
are now at the centre of European business. Nevertheless, the
process of constitutionalisation has had a profound impact on the
European polity. While we wonder what will become of the European
constitutional project, it is therefore still worthwhile to cast
additional light onto what it was supposed to be until a very recent
time and what is left of it.