Monday's "open debate", in Brussels, between EU Foreign Ministers on the "dialogue with citizens" certainly did not stir up the crowds. Let's be honest: generally-speaking, citizens are not even aware that such debates exist and that they can attend. This does not mean that they always lack interest. Monday's (summarized in our bulletin of 17 July, pp.4/5) deserves a few remarks.
A healthy reaction. Some ministers reacted to the tendency of exaggerating the indifference, hostility even, of...