First, the institutions would have to agree on the EU's budget and there was some limited room for negotiations but the budget had to be ready to be implemented by 1 January 2007 otherwise the new Member States in particular would lose out.
Forumi arī būtu iespēja uzklausīt Francijas un Nīderlandes valdību ziņojumus par turpmāko rīcību pēc negatīvā balsojuma abu valstu referendumos.