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.
Pored toga, javljala se bojazan od sve većeg jaza između javnosti i postupka Europske integracije; uključivanje izabrane razine vlasti najbliže građanima bio je jedan od načina smanjenja jaza.