Reporting on the debate held in her working group, Mrs Bastos explained that there was concern among the speakers that the transparency of the decision-making process should be enhanced, both at EU and national level.
Atzīstot, ka Eiropas Parlaments un dalībvalstu parlamenti nav konkurenti, Portugāles Republikas Asamblejas pārstāvis Amaral ieteica palielināt informācijas un pieredzes apmaiņu ar nolūku uzlabot ES naudas, piemēram, ES struktūrfondu izmantošanu.