Translate the following English sentence to French:
"Eventually, it became clear to us that in this case, it would be useful if we, as European citizens, were to deal with this on the basis of a kind of equality before the law, offering the same level of protection to the same citizens."
Finalement, nous nous sommes convaincus qu' il est, dans le cas présent, utile que nous nous en occupions au niveau de l' Union européenne sur la base d' une sorte d' égalité juridique offrant la même protection aux citoyens.