"I believe that through the Lisbon Treaty, through Mrs Ashton's role, and the External Action Service, the European Union now has all four criteria it needs under international law to declare itself a single nation state, a United States of Europe, and to do so overnight", said David Campbell Bannerman on behalf of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy group.
Viņš atzina, ka Eiropas Jūras drošības aģentūra veic lielisku darbu, atgādinot, ka, lai gan tā tika izveidota pēc naftas tankkuģu izraisītām katastrofām, aģentūrai pagaidām nav pilnvaru rīkoties naftas platformu noplūžu gadījumā.