” “"Europe is the building of a supranational democracy; a new experience, a dangerous exercise … Intensifying synergism and cooperation between the EU Parliament and the national parliaments means speeding up continental democracy". Josep Borrell, president of the EU Assembly, presents the Parliamentary Forum about the "Future of Europe" due in Brussels today and tomorrow. A conference (organised as a plenary session plus some workgroups) that will be attended by EU MPs, representatives of the national assemblies of the 25 member states and the future EU member states. The items on the agenda are four: "Europe in the world and its frontiers; globalisation and the European economic and social model; freedom, security and justice; the future financial resources of the EU". The event, jointly promoted by the EU and the Austrian Parliaments (Austria is chairing the EU for six months) as part of Plan D, "will boost the outcome of the June meeting, which will have to draw the first few conclusions about the ‘period of reflection’", which was decided after the French and Dutch votes against the Constitution. Andreas Khol, president of the Vienna Assembly, specifies that the citizens’ representatives are called to a "key debate about what direction Europe has to move on". ” “
