Furthermore, the EP is unsatisfied with the fact that "the new Inter-institutional Agreement does not change the existing rules on ESDP operations, such as the principle that 'costs lie where they fall'," which in effect places the financial cost of any military operation on the Member State who provides the troops to accomplish it.
"Padomes prakse, kad tā tikai informē Parlamentu un iesniedz iepriekšējā gadā veikto KĀDP pasākumu aprakstošu sarakstu tā vietā, lai katra gada sākumā patiesi apspriestos ar Parlamentu par galvenajiem aspektiem [..] faktiski ir 21. panta pārkāpums pēc būtības".