He emphasised that as part of a compromise every country would have a Commissioner and Ireland would have guarantees for its neutrality, fiscal independence and family law.
Eiropas Tautas partijas (Kristīgo demokrātu) un Eiropas Demokrātu grupas (EPP-ED) priekšsēdētāja Joseph DAUL (FR) skatījumā prezidentūra palīdzējusi Eiropai iegūt visas pasaules cieņu.