Feira ville derfor være en chance for atter at gøre Unionen nærværende for borgerne, enten ved at give charteret om grundlæggende rettigheder retsgyldighed eller - mere fornuftigt - ved at beslutte at optage et klart kompetencekatalog i traktaterne.
Feira should therefore give us an opportunity to bring the EU closer to the public, either by giving the Charter of Fundamental Rights legal force, or, which would be even more meaningful, by then stating its intention to include a list of competences in the treaties.