The EP has clearly indicated on many occasions that it expects the Commission to play its role of "honest broker" between the Parliament and the Council and certainly contributed to rectifying the Commission's tendency to play in favour of the Council.
Daudzos gadījumos EP ir skaidri norādījis, ka tas sagaida, lai Komisija pildītu savu godīgā māklera lomu starp Parlamentu un Padomi, un viennozīmīgi pielicis pūles, lai mazinātu Komisijas tendenci nostāties Padomes pusē.