With regard to closer cooperation, it must be emphasised that the principle of flexibility on which this is based and which we support should not prevent the guarantee that no Member State can be excluded from participating in this cooperation, except on its own initiative.
Med hensyn til det tættere samarbejde burde formandskabet betone, at princippet om fleksibilitet, som vi støtter, skal modsvares af en garanti om, at ingen medlemsstat på forhånd er udelukket fra at deltage i det, medmindre det ikke selv vil.