Specifically, the EU's legal personality, the increased use of qualified majority voting (which would become the rule for all EU policies except defence, social security and fiscal policy) and the inclusion in the treaty of the Charter of Fundamental Rights are among the reforms deemed to guarantee a more efficient and democratic Union.
Jo īpaši svarīgi deputātu skatījumā bija saglabāt juridiskās personas statusu Eiropas Savienībai, paplašināt kvalificētā vairākuma balsošanas pielietojumu ES Padomē, noteikt, ka Pamattiesību harta ir juridiski saistoša.