En overgang til kvalificeret flertal må dog i hvert enkelt tilfælde analyseres og debatteres grundigt, idet der skal findes en balance mellem det, der er grundlæggende for de enkelte lande, og hensynet til, at samarbejdet skal fungere.
Each particular instance of a transition to qualified majority voting must, however, be analysed and debated thoroughly and a balance struck between what is fundamental as far as the individual Member States are concerned and the need to make cooperation work.