I det brev, som de seks stater sammen underskrev i december sidste år, garanteres følgende, som jeg vil læse op på engelsk, fordi det er dokumentets originalsprog:
We have also heard rumours that other States defend that maximum, but applied to commitment appropriations, although it is not clear whether they are doing so in order to test the waters or whether they are truly convinced that that is sufficient to cover the real needs of the European Union.