The problem of antibiotic resistance and the growing danger to humans and animals (it causes around 25,000 deaths in the EU each year and results in €1.5 billion in healthcare costs) led MEPs to call on the EU to promote a more prudent use of antibiotics.
Viņš arī aizrādīja, ka Eiropadomes secinājumos nav minēts Eiropas Parlamenta vārds, un brīdināja, ka izmaiņas ES līgumos bez Parlamenta nav iespējamas.