Som udenrigsministrene udtrykte det i deres betænkning til Det europæiske Råd for 1979 om Den europæiske Union: »Ved deres deltagelse i dette valg har medlemsstaternes folk udtrykt deres håb om og deres vilje til at give opbygningen af Europa fremgang på en effektiv og logisk måde«.
In their report to the European Council on the European union in 1979 the Ministers of Foreign Affairs were able to write: 'By their participation in this election the people of the Member States have expressed their hope and their resolve to advance, effectively and logically, the construction of Europe'.