Many MEPs agreed with the Irish prime minister on the need to move forward without changing the overall balance of the treaty on the Constitution, however some said it was time to leave the constitution project behind and concentrate on more practical issues.
Viņš uzsvēra, ka rūpīgi izstrādātā Konstitūcijas līguma pamatelementi patlaban vajadzīgi vairāk kā jebkad — augošajai Eiropas Savienības starptautiskajai atbildībai jāiet soli solī ar saskaņotāku ārpolitiku.