Verder zijn er honderden NGO's geraadpleegd en hebben de burgers hun bijdrage aan het Handvest kunnen leveren. Zo heeft de Conventie een aantal voorstellen van burgers overgenomen. ###>Let me remind you that ETUC, for example, representing 60 million employees in Europe, was consulted, that several hundred NGOs were consulted, that citizens had the opportunity to simply submit their contributions and that some of their proposals were adopted by the Convention.