Der kan imidlertid konstateres en tydelig uoverensstemmelse mellem på den ene side de mindre og mellemstore stater, der går ind for en Kommission, der er sammensat af et medlem fra hver medlemsstat med samme status, og på den anden side de store medlemsstater, der foretrækker et fast antal kommissærer uafhængigt af antal medlemsstater.
However, there is clear disagreement between, on one hand, the small and medium-sized Member States which want a Commission composed of one national from each Member State, all with equal status, and, on the other, the large Member States which favour a fixed number of Commissioners regardless of the number of Member States.