Den 22. marts 2005 udtrykte Det Europæiske Råd sin støtte til rapporten og erklærede, at den ajourfører og supplerer stabilitets- og vækstpagten.
Secondly, we want the medium-term budgetary objectives to be reviewed, and not ‘ at least every four years’, as the Council has now proposed, but on a regular basis, as per our original proposals.