Later, the elected representatives of the island of Saint-Barthélemy expressed a desire to "obtain a European status which would be better suited to its status under domestic law, particularly given its remoteness from the mainland, its small insular economy largely devoted to tourism and subject to difficulties in obtaining supplies which hamper the application of some European Union standards."
Kasnije, izabrani predstavnici otoka Svetog Bartolomeja izrazili su želju "za dobivanje europskog statusa koji će biti bolje prilagođen svom ​​statusu prema domaćem pravu, posebno s obzirom na udaljenost od kopna, njegovog malog i izoliranog otočnog gospodarstva koje u velikoj mjeri ovisi o turizmu i suočava se s teškoćama u opskrbi, što koči primjenu nekih standarda Europske unije".