Denne ene sætning, uagtet Unionens påståede "medansvar", gør resten af teksten overflødig. De offentlige tjenester henhører udelukkende under staternes kompetence, og således bør det fortsat være.
This one sentence, notwithstanding the so-called 'joint responsibility' of the Union, renders the rest of the text meaningless: public services fall within and must continue to fall within the Member States' prerogative, and theirs alone.