However, she considered that the rules "need to be amended to remove the semi-discretion that member states have to discriminate against couples where there are same sex partners or spouses moving from another State".
Eiropas Tautas partijas grupas pārstāvis Salvatore Jakolino (Itālija) norādīja, ka runa ir par ļoti privātu jautājumu, tomēr piekrita komisāres teiktajam, ka jāvirzās uz priekšu soli pa solim.