However, it could be considered that the Commission has emerged weakened from this affair, since it set the procedure in motion and publicised its intentions, and in spite of the fact that it had been given the open backing of the European Central Bank and several small Member States, was held to an ‘honourable compromise’.
Affaiblie cependant, on peut penser que la Commission le sera elle aussi qui, même si elle a engagé la procédure et publié ses intentions, et réussi à obtenir le soutien explicite de la Banque centrale européenne et de certains petits États membres, s'est limitée à un "compromis honnête".