In his speech in Bruges, Finnish Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen set out his views on the method to use and the goals to seek regarding governance and transparency for post-Nice. He declared:
"The Union is confronted with two major problems: its isolation in relation to its citizens, due to the lack of democratic legitimacy and transparency, as well as to excessive bureaucracy, and its inability to adapt to a constantly changing world. Neither of these problems can be resolved with the...