Parliament was particularly critical of the practice of unanimity in the Council, arguing that, where it has been agreed to run a policy jointly, it makes no sense to give a blocking power to each of the component States of the Union.
It īpaši tas kritizēja Padomes vienbalsīgo lēmumu pieņemšanas praksi, uzskatot, ka nav jēgas piešķirt katrai Eiropas Savienības dalībvalstij veto tiesības, ja reiz nolemts veidot kopīgu politiku.