Poruka Merkelove bila je drugačija: Njemačka želi Srbiju u EU, ali u tom cilju, osim reformi u zemlji, mora se ostvariti i napredak u dijalogu s Prištinom. EULEX-u bi trebalo biti omogućeno da funkcionira na cjelokupnoj teritoriji Kosova, a "paralelne strukture" Srbije na Kosovu treba ukinuti.
Merkel's message was different: Germany wants Serbia in the EU, but to that end, apart from reforms in the country, progress must be made in the dialog with Pristina, EULEX should be enabled to operate in the entire territory of Kosovo and Serbia's "parallel structures" in Kosovo should be abolished.