Even if current and future EU heads can finally agree in Rome on their Draft Constitution, their new, super EU still has a long way to go before becoming a reality. You see, before the Constitution of Rome can go into force it will have to be ratified by all 25 EU member states. In other words, even after being accepted by the EU heads, it will still have to be accepted by all the folks back home. And, if the mood on the European street stays as it is now, this may end up being a mission impossible (Read about it here). 

However, as I've been reporting, the EU isn't heading down only one track. At the same time EU heads on one track are working on the governmental structure for the new, super EU, they are also on a second track working on its foreign policy machinery. And, the second track doesn't appear to be giving them the same difficulty as is the first track. 

Even as the EU's leaders on the first track are squirming in frustration and uncertainty, the EU's leader on the first track, High Representative Javier Solana, has enough confidence to begin flexing his power.

According to this report from Brussels, Solana is laying down the law in the Balkans. He told Belgrade and Pristina that either they play alone with his wishes, or they can kiss any hope for future membership to the EU good-bye (Read about it here).

This little article should be a clear warning to us. You see, the Balkans was the beginning of what I call Solana World. As then head of NATO, Solana was the person who gave the orders to beginning the NATO bombing of Serbia. He did it without UN approval and against international law at the time. How did Solana get away with it? By changing international law to permit what he called, "humanitarian interventions."

But, the Balkans was only the beginning of Solana's foreign policy strategy. After stabilizing the Balkans, his next target was to be the Middle East. That's why this next report should concern us. As the Bush administration is moving away from implementing the road map, Solana is stepping to the plate. In a compelling speech before the EU Parliament, Solana is asking the EU to stand firm for the creation of a Palestinian state by 2005 (Read about it here) .

Here's my point: While the EU leaders on the first track are fighting among themselves, the democratic deficit in the EU remains -- as California's new governor Schwarzenegger recently said -- big enough to drive his Hummer through. At the same time, the EU leaders on the second track, under the leadership of Solana, are making great headway.

Question: Does Solana own a Hummer too?

Stay tuned!