Spørgsmålene om stemmevægtningen i Rådet må ikke tillægges for stor betydning. I EU 's politiske praksis finder man jo for det meste frem til en konsensus og et kompromis, hvor det ikke er afgørende, om man er "stor" eller "lille".
There is also a need to reinforce the Stability and Growth Pact, not only to make it more solid and substantial, but also to improve its flexibility, for there must be no repetition of what has just happened with Germany and France – bad examples must not be allowed to catch on.