The Commission's role is becoming much more recognised. I am going to conclude the "institutional marathon" with a few considerations on which this section has been focusing over the week. My analysis of recent developments might appear too optimistic to some Convention Members and observers. The Belgian Prime Minister has himself detected the "spectre of inter-governmentalism" in the work of the Convention (see our bulletin of 20 November p 7). I am not claiming that this spectre has...