Den europæiske anklagemyndighed, offentlighed i lovgivningen, det er ikke skyggeboksning, det er et generalangreb på den inderste idé i denne nye arkitektur for Europa som europæisk demokrati og som et stort fremskridt for Europas politiske enhed.
The idea of a Legislative Council was central to the separation of the powers in the European democracy, central to Parliamentary control of the Council, central to the public character of European lawmaking and to the idea of its proximity to the citizen – yet it was disposed of at the first sitting!