Der påhviler formandskabet et meget stort ansvar, nemlig ansvaret for, at hollandsk lovgivning, men frem for alt den svenske grundlov, ikke bliver udhulet, og at de svenske myndigheder heller ikke skal udøve selvcensur.
The Presidency bears considerable responsibility, namely to ensure both that Dutch legislation and, above all, the Swedish Constitution are not undermined and that no self-censorship is practised by Swedish authorities either.