This was in line with the European Parliament's Resolution on the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy (APS), which was supported by a large majority in plenary, paragraph 4 of which criticised the Commission for "insufficient attention...to the vast and very rapid changes underway in the global economy".
Tas notika saskaņā ar Eiropas Parlamenta rezolūciju par Komisijas Ikgadējo politikas stratēģiju (IPS), ko plenārā atbalstīja vairums deputātu un kuras 4. punktā tika kritizēta Komisija par „nepietiekami pievērstu uzmanību...plašām un ļoti straujām izmaiņām, kas sagaida pasaules ekonomiku”.