It identifies the main areas where the Council has reached a high level of agreement and points out that there are a number of issues where an agreement in principle exists but which are likely to be discussed further, both within the Council as well as in the forthcoming negotiations with the European Parliament, which adopted its first reading at the beginning of May 2011.
Aruandes nimetatakse peamised valdkonnad, milles nõukogu on jõudnud laialdasele kokkuleppele, ning märgitakse, et mitmes küsimuses on põhimõtteline kokkulepe juba saavutatud, ent tõenäoliselt arutatakse neid küsimusi edasi nii nõukogus kui ka eelseisvatel läbirääkimistel Euroopa Parlamendiga, kes võttis oma esimese lugemise seisukoha vastu 2011. aasta mais.