Brussels, 02/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - The eight largest non-governmental organisations active in the environmental sector (European Environmental Bureau, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, WWF, Friends of Nature International, the European Federation for Transport and Environment, BirdLife International and Climate Network Europe) have drawn up a joint document on the future of Europe, comprising twelve stances: - maintaining objectives and principles for the environment and sustainable development, in particular as laid down in articles 2, 6, 174 and 228 of the EC Treaty; - review the EU's Common Agricultural Policy. Stressing that Article 33 still focuses on stepping-up productivity, the eight NGOs call for the CAP to be redirected to sustainability, food quality, health protection and the environment, as well as rural development; - eliminate unanimity from environmental decision-making; - open the door to the European Court of Justice for environmental cases; - include environmental rights in the Charter of Fundamental Rights; - include requirements for broad, open and timely public participation; - establish no list of competencies; - extend transparency requirements to all EU bodies; - end secrecy in the Council when acting as legislator; - give no additional role to the Economic and Social Council as representative of civil society. The NGOs state that the Economic and Social Council does not represent civil society; - strengthen the existing institutions. The NGOs are in favour of extending the co-decision procedure but against the creation of a "Senate" made up of members of national parliaments; - abolish the Euratom Treaty.