The report also considers the recently adopted changes to Article 301 of the Penal Code to be a "first step towards a fundamental reform of that article as well as other articles of the Penal Code, and looks forward to further moves in this respect."
Eiropas Parlamenta Budžeta komitejas pārstāvis Valdis DOMBROVSKIS (PPE-DE) debatēs pauda gandarījumu, ka, neraugoties uz 2009. gadā gaidāmajām izmaiņām Eiropas Parlamenta darbā, kopējais izdevumu apjoms saglabāsies iepriekš nospraustajās robežās.