Mr Barroso said the planned Declaration on the future of Europe, to be signed in Berlin on 25 March, represents "a confirmation of what the EU is for, and its mission statement "for the twenty first century.
Kanclere arī atbalstīja priekšsēdētāja viedokli par to, cik būtisks ir kultūru dialogs, un reformas, lai uzlabotu likumdošanu.