‘Whither Europe?’ On 5 February 2001, after the Blaesheim meeting, which it is hoped will give a new lease of life to the Franco-German duo following sharp tensions between the two Heads of State at the Nice European Council, German cartoonist Berndt A. Skott paints an ironic picture of the battle between Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and President Jacques Chirac for leadership in Europe. Will Europe’s future be German or French?