Mens det endelige mål om at sikre EU et permanent sæde understreges i henstillingen, er det blandt de mange forhandlingsinitiativer kun "Overarching Process", der nævnes. Det støttes af lande, som kun ønsker et af de forskellige forslag, der er stillet, nemlig forslaget om at øge antallet af permanente nationale medlemmer.
While stressing the ultimate objective of a permanent seat for the EU as such, the recommendation cites, among the various negotiating initiatives, only the so-called 'Overarching Process', supported by countries which would like only one of the various proposals on the table, i.e. that of an increase in the number of permanent national members.