They expressed reservations, however, concerning the European Parliament's proposal that the EYT should be extended beyond March 1991. Along with Mr Cardoso e Cunha, they felt that this would not be desirable for reasons to do with the clarity of the objectives being pursued and with the actual management of the initiative and pointed out that any such extension would have budgetary implications.
Cependant, l'ensemble des participants a manifesté des réticentes à l'égard d'une proposition émanant du Parlement Européen visant à prolonger l'AET au-delà du mois de mars 1991; selon les ministres et le Commissaire, ceci ne serait pas souhaitable pour des raisons de clarté d'objectifs, de gestion d'image de l'initiative et aurait aussi des implications budgétaires.