He listed in more detail the benefits of the treaty - highlighting among other things the right of Europe's citizens, if a million people sign a petition, to ask the Commission to take action - before calling for speedy completion of the ratification process so that it can enter into force by 2009.
Noslēdzot uzrunu, deputāts aicināja citas valstis ratificēt līgumu, kā to jau izdarījušas Francija, Malta, Rumānija, Slovēnija, Ungārija, lai tas varētu stāties spēkā 2009. gada 1. janvārī.