I en artikel i stod der, at lederne forsøgte at besvare spørgsmålet om globaliseringens indvirkning på den europæiske økonomi, og at de konkluderede, at der er brug for mere forskning og udvikling samt selvfølgelig flere penge.
As for Mr Blair, the balance of his political account is certainly not in the black. Despite continual outward reassurances, there is in fact no agreement on the financial perspective, which is clearly the crux of the problem.