Mr. Neale Richmond:

The question was asked if there are too many institutions and too much duplication. Much of this is historical. The Council of Europe existed long before what we know as the European Union, as did the OSCE. Other institutions have emerged as the EU has developed and there was a need for a parliament that was directly elected by the people. Then the Committee of the Regions came into being, as did the European Economic and Social Committee. There are a lot but we stress in the report that some of these are legislative bodies while others are consultative. The report is more than 100 pages in length compared to the 25 page report published in 2010 because we tried to explain this in detail and, while it is accessible to the public, it also has relevant academic standing.