The difficulty for the Intergovernmental Conference is to find a delicate balance between the desire to create an efficient and democratic Union and the need, at the same time, to reflect the historic balance of power between small and large Member States. In other words, it must be borne in mind that the EU is a Union of both peoples and States.
Det vanskelige ved regeringskonferencen er at finde den rette balance mellem ønsket om at skabe en effektiv og demokratisk union, samtidig med at man tager hensyn til den historiske magtbalance mellem små og store medlemsstater, det vil sige, man må tage hensyn til, at EU er en union af både folk og stater.