ABSTRACT
The main endeavor of the Court of Justice has precisely been to remove or reduce the differences just mentioned. In other words, the Court has sought to "constitutionalize" the Treaty, to fashion a constitutional framework for a quasi-federal structure in Europe. The Court is likely to extend the area of problems it feels should be solved by the political institutions, but in other areas it will undoubtedly go on feeling that it can, or rather must, exercise guidance. There are essentially two such areas. The first includes a number of issues the Council is obliged or empowered to regulate under the Treaty but did not regulate on purpose, so as to avoid for as long as possible their adjustment to Community criteria. The second area is a result of the Single Act. The words of Article 8a have by now rung all over the world.
