Turning on those countries that had not been in favour of the original Constitutional text he warned the House that the "tyranny of a minority with a veto is undemocratic".
Deputāts norādīja, ka šāda konsekvences trūkuma dēļ ES nevarēs uzstāt uz demokrātijas vērtību ievērošanu citur, piemēram, sarunās ar Krieviju vai Ķīnu.