Denne betænkning skulle retfærdiggøre iværksættelsen af en fælles udenrigspolitik og en fælles militær styrke i Europa, idet den foregiver at garantere den europæiske sikkerhed.
In his introductory speech to the IGC on 4 October 2003, the President of the European Parliament, who manifestly feared encroachment by the new President of the European Council, called for ‘ confusion over the respective roles ’ of the Commission and the Council to be avoided.