Så ved alle medlemsstater, men også ansøgerlandene, hvad de forpligter sig til, når de bliver medlem af Fællesskabet, hvad basisprincipperne er for denne Union, og i hvilken retning vi må tænke, når det drejer sig om nye forslag eller om en ny udvikling.
If we had one, any Member State, and any candidate for accession, would know what they were committing themselves to when they joined the Community, what the basic principles of this Union are, and in which direction we must think when considering new proposals or fresh developments.