He described the budget as "an expression of political will" and in correlation, mentioned the lack of Members' States willingness to pay for the political decisions they take, suggesting enlargement, the structural funds and the cohesion funds as examples of this.
Nedrīkst izsludināt lielas ambīcijas un nepiešķirt līdzekļus ," viņš teica, kritizējot dalībvalstu nevēlēšanos uzņemties atbildību un norādot, ka jau Parlamenta ziņojumā prasības bija zemas.