21/06/2004 (Agence Europe) Thomas Fischer from the Bertelsmann Foundation in Gütersloh, underlined the "positive dynamic" that had allowed the European Council to adopt the European Constitution at last, while explaining that the objective of increasing the transparency and effectiveness of the EU had only been partially achieved. He said that with regard to Nice, the agreement on double majority improved the EU's decision-making but, "the compromise…constituted a curious kind of advanced...