La Commission, soucieuse de temoigner concretement son interet pour cette action, a charge M. Ripa di Meana en janvier 1985 d'un nouveau portefeuille concernant l' "Europe des Citoyens" et l'a designe comme membre du comite ad hoc en representation du President de la Commission.
The Commission, eager to show its interest in such endeavours, entrusted Mr Ripa di Meana in January 1985 with a new portfolio relating to a "people's Europe" and appointed him to the ad hoc committee as representative of the President of the Commission.