Ahead of the vote, the rapporteur Bill NEWTON DUNN (ALDE, UK) said: "This is an important measure to counter cross-border crime in the light of technological developments and of enlargement of the Union.
Demokrātijas trūkumu, izvairoties no referendumiem, kritizēja arī Nigel Paul FARAGE (IND/DEM, UK): "Lisabonas līgums ir tā pati Konstitūcija."