States with large fleets such as Italy and France were late submitting their reports, and one of the main states, the United Kingdom, did not submit any report at all, making it impossible for the Commission properly to fulfil its obligations as regards drawing up a summary report so that the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries and the Committee for Fisheries and Agriculture can deliver a balanced opinion on fleet developments. (see explanatory statement in report).
Eiropas Parlamenta Nodarbinātības un sociālo lietu komitejas deputāti Eiropas Komisijai iesniegtajos jautājumos uzsver, ka EURES tālāk jāattīsta ar mērķi novērst šķēršļus darbaspēka mobilitātei, it īpaši ar sociālo drošību saistītajos jautājumos.