Second, there were concerns about a widening gap between the public and the process of European integration; involving the elected level of government closest to the citizens was one way of closing the gap.
Kedua, terdapat kekhawatiran tentang kesenjangan yang semakin lebar antara publik dan proses integrasi Eropa; di mana melibatkan tingkat kedekatan pemerintah terpilih dengan warga merupakan salah satu cara menutup kesenjangan tersebut.