Medlemsstaternes ledere har forpligtet sig til at nå til enighed inden udgangen af 2008, så pakken kan vedtages inden for tidsfristen, eller i hvert fald inden Europa-Parlamentets nuværende mandat udløber.
The leaders of the Member States have committed themselves to reaching an agreement by the end of 2008 and thus enabling adoption of the package within the deadline, or at any event before the end of the current European Parliament mandate.