President Pöttering recalled that Slovakia had delayed its ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon "for internal reasons" and underlined that all Slovakian politicians have a responsibility in this matter.
Liberalizāciju līdz 2012. gada 31. decembrim var atlikt Čehija, Grieķija, Kipra, Latvija, Lietuva, Luksemburga, Ungārija, Malta, Polija, Rumānija un Slovākija.