Free trade does NOT require a 400 page Constitution that takes away a nation's sovereignty.
"It would have given the French a good jolt of capitalism."
Creating another layer of Government *never* helps capitalism. Cutting taxes, spending and regulation would.
... but Brussels was and is creating more regulation, not reducing it.
Free trade does NOT require a 400 page Constitution...
exactly. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness sums up most of what is needed (and hated in France).