Han har med sit forslag ikke blot styrket Parlamentets rolle, hvor det gælder om at træffe passende foranstaltninger i tilfælde af, at Middelhavspartneren ikke overholder aftalerne vedrørende menneskerettighederne. Han har behandlet alle institutioner med respekt, men han har samtidig gjort Middelhavspartnerne en stor tjeneste, og dermed gjort den praktiske udformning af Barcelona-processen mulig igen.
With his proposal he has not only increased the role of this Parliament where it concerns taking suitable measures in case a Mediterranean partner fails to comply with the agreements on human rights; he has accepted all institutions for what they are, but he has also done the Mediterranean partners a service, and in doing so made a practical interpretation of the Barcelona Convention possible again.