Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos said on December 18th that Madrid recognises the primacy of Van Rompuy and Ashton's positions within the new EU architecture and is not planning to compete with them, but to support them.
Španjolski ministar vanjskih poslova Miguel Moratinos izjavio je 18 prosinca kako Madrid priznaje prvenstvo dužnosti Van Rompuya i Ashton unutar nove konstrukcije EU, te se ne planira nadmetati s njima, već ih podupirati.