On the Constitution, his group wanted a result before the next European elections and he hoped the EU's scheduled declaration in March 2007 would show the way forward.
Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (ALDE grupas viedoklis): paplašināšanās tikusi kritizēta kopš 2005.gada, kas rezultātā noveda līdz Konstitūcijas noraidīšanai.