Očekuje se da će ministri vanjskih poslova EU odobriti taj nacrt dokumenta tokom sastanka početkom septembra, prije nego što se on podnese na konačno odobravanje liderima zemalja članica na dvodnevnom samitu u Lisabonu, koji počinje 18. oktobra.
EU foreign ministers are expected to approve the draft document during a meeting in early September, before it is submitted for approval by the member nations' leaders at a two-day summit in Lisbon, beginning on October 18th.