translate English to French: 6.8 Concerning the value added by the EESC to European governance, the Committee would like to make the following points: the Committee offers a synthesis view of the opinions of European society to help the Institutions in their decision-making; the members of the EESC, nominated by the Member States, represent a pool of expertise of their respective fields and of their home country; the EESC members promote understanding of European policies in a two-way interactive dialogue both at European and national level.
Bruxelles, le 20 mars 2002.