Brussels, 18/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - Last week, several contact groups set up to prepare the meeting between the European Convention and civil society, on 24 and 25 June, began work, leading at times to critical reactions (see EUROPE of 10/11 June, p.6 regarding the different groups). Thus, the Standing Forum for Civil Society deplored the fact that the meeting of the contact group of local regions and authorities (chaired by Ana Palacio) should have been organised "almost exclusively with...