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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8156

22 February 2002
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/esc/convention
Jean-Luc Dehaene stresses Committee's role of bridging gap between the Convention and Civil Society and trusts Convention will result in draft Basic Treaty

Brussels, 21/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - Speaking on Wednesday at the plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee, the Vice-Chairman of the Convention on the Future of Europe, Jean-Luc Dehaene (responsible for ensuring dialogue between the Convention and the Civil Society) stressed the very important "bridging" role the Committee is to play in this context. He hoped the Convention would, through consensus, result in a Basic Treaty of the Union to overcome the current opacity...

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