Richard Corbett (PES) welcomed this agreement, which despite a few oddities like the extra seat for Italy, he said, is a good package which deserves ratification and which will make the European Union not only function better, but also improve its democratic accountability.
Eiropas Parlamenta pārstāvji ministru sanāksmēs, kur līguma galīgais teksts tika sagatavots (Starpvaldību konferencē): Elmar BROK (PPE-DE, DE) uzsvēra, ka pēc līguma apstiprināšanas Eiropas Parlaments varēs lemt par 95 % Eiropas Savienības lēmumu.