Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank Fondation pour les Generations Futures in Belgium for the invitation in 2007 to act as Chief Rapporteur for the European Citizens' Panel initiative. The comments provided by two anonymous referees to an earlier draft of this paper are gratefully appreciated.
Notes
1. Opinion of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs on the Period of Reflection: The Structure, Subjects and Context for an Assessment of the Debate on the European Union (2005/2146(INI))—PE 364.708v02-00.
2. The reports of the regional citizens' panels (www.citizenspanel.eu) are as follows: Bayerisches Burgergutachten uber die Zukunft des landlichen Raums in Bayern (2007), Burgergutachten zur Zukunft der landlichen Raume im Kanton St Gallen (2007), Community X Change: The UK (Cumbria and County Durham) Citizens' Panel 2006/07 (2007), Nos Campagnes, Demain en Europe? Avis du Panel de Citoyens Wallon—Dialogue entre citoyens, temoins, experts et politiques (2007), Report of the Republic of Ireland—Northern Ireland Cross-Border Citizens' Panel (2006), Rhone-Alpes Region—Avis du Panel de Citoyens sur le Role et L'Avenir des Espaces Ruraux dans les Societes Europeennes (2006), Sprava z Karpatskeho cezhranicneho panelu (2007), and Visie op Flevoland—Betrokken Burgers over Binnendijkse Belangen (2007).