Hurricane Katrina in 2005 demonstrated that the vision of further unification of functions and another reorganization could not address the problems FEMA had previously faced.

Government reform included further unification of the Crown of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

The danger he perceives for Europe in this is that any further political unification will be on a French model - with a centralized government and a dirigiste elite civil service.

Nonetheless, establishing Christ's divinity was critical to the further unification of the Roman empire and to the new Vatican power base.

The fate of the French franc in particular has become synonomous with questions about Western Europe's ability to maintain its path towards further economic and political unification.

The uncertainty over the outcome of Sunday's vote in France on the Maastricht treaty outlining the course of further European unification has only hurt the situation.

The increased efficiency that will result with regard to the considerable expenditure on defence will automatically produce further unification of the European market and thus explicitly benefit the taxpayer.

I hope, above all, that the bank sector will be smart enough to make this unnecessary and to lend its all-out cooperation to the further unification of the internal market for financial services.

Although Wilson found it necessary to clarify service roles and missions, he did not press for extensive further unification of the armed forces.

The European Community's official position remains that it is moving ahead as a group toward further unification.