Translate the following English sentence to French:
"By working together closely in this way, Parliament and the European Commission gradually moved towards a consensus, a process also helped by the intensive discussions during the first and second readings in the European Parliament and the conciliation procedure."
Cette étroite collaboration a progressivement rapproché le Parlement et la Commission européenne. Cela s' applique aussi aux délibérations intensives des première et deuxième lectures au Parlement européen et pendant la procédure de conciliation.