Hvis forskellen mellem de store og små lande er for stor i Rådet, kan vi i løbet af nogle år frygte en stor legitimationskrise inden for Den Europæiske Union, fordi de små lande ikke længere føler sig hjemme, fordi de er bange for at miste deres identitet.
If the disparity between the large and the small members of the Council becomes too great, we face the risk of a legitimacy crisis within the European Union in a few years' time, because the small countries will no longer feel comfortable in the Council, fearing that they might become unable to defend their own identity.