The twice-weekly meeting of a European ‘caucus’ at the level of heads of delegation, and the even more frequent contacts between members of delegations, certainly helped to erase certain differences and maintain a degree of unity among Europeans but participation at the Conference happened in an uncoordinated way.
Six autres pays de l’Union (Autriche, Danemark, Finlande, Irlande, Pays-Bas et Suède) ont repris une tradition remontant à la Conférence de 1980 et ont rejoint cinq pays extérieurs à l’UE au sein du G-11 ("Anges blancs")35.