13/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - Alain Barrau, President of the Delegation for the European Union at the French National Assembly, welcomed the success of the Assizes on the Future of Europe organised on 7 and 8 November at his initiative and that of Assembly President Raymond Forni. For the first time, nearly one thousand citizens were able to hold a public discussion on the future of Europe, notes Mr Barrau, who said that the Assembly's Chamber was on this occasion exceptionally open to participants, who were able to put questions to the Minister for European Affairs, Pierre Moscovici. (For the provisional report from the Assizes, contact François-Xavier Priollaud: fxpriollaud@assemblee-nationale.fr).