Med oprettelsen af Det Europæiske Konvent er der for nylig taget et meget stort skridt i retning af et åbent og demokratisk Europa, bl.a. gennem den åbne dialog, som dette forum fører med organisationer i det civile samfund.
With the establishment of the European Convention, a very important step was recently taken towards an open and democratic Europe, partly thanks to the open dialogue which that forum enters into with organisations from civil society.