On 29 January 2002, at a Governance Lunchtime Seminar, Sylvia-Yvonne Kauffman, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-President of the GUE/NGL Group in the European Parliament, Member of the Committee for Constitutional Affairs and Rapporteur for the Report on the White Paper on European Governance, gives an address on better regulation, political responsibility in decision-making and broader consultation in order to achieve increased transparency and openness at the European level.