President Barroso reiterated the Commission's commitment to bringing this project forward in his last State of the Union speech (SPEECH/12/296) in September 2012.
2012. aasta septembris liidu olukorra kohta peetud viiimases kõnes kordas president Barroso komisjoni pühendumust selle projekti edasiviimisele (SPEECH/12/296).