At the start of his address, President Ilves first pointed out that "as Estonia is about to enter its fifth year as a member of our Union, we no longer are 'new members' ".
"Jaunajiem Lisabonas līguma instrumentiem būs maza vērtība, ja mums nebūs fundamentālas izpratnes par Eiropas vērtībām," uzskata T. H. Ilves .