I den udstrækning det lykkes os at fjerne vore medborgeres bekymring vedrørende den så ofte kritiserede centralisering af fællesskabsinstitutionerne og at etablere egnede kanaler, der kan sikre, at borgerne får de nødvendige informationer - og dermed påvise, at deres problemer også skal løses i Unionens forskellige institutioner, vil vi opnå en nødvendig og rimelig balance i anvendelsen af nærhedsprincippet.
In that we are doing away with the sensation among our fellow citizens of the so-often criticised centralisation of Community institutions and succeeding in establishing appropriate channels so that they can be given appropriate and necessary information - showing them that their problems directly affect the various Union institutions, we shall reach the situation in which we strike the necessary and fair balance in applying the principle of subsidiarity.