Willy Muller, honorary Director at the European Commission, praises the Community method, whereby the small countries in the EU are guaranteed a say in the decision-making process in the European institutions, and emphasises the importance of the personality and European ambitions of Luxembourgish politicians if the Grand Duchy is to continue to play an influential role in an enlarged Union.

At the end of an interview granted to CVCE in April 2004, Jacques F. Poos, former Luxembourg Foreign Minister and MEP from 1999 to 2004, asserts that Luxembourg has played a positive role in European integration. In particular, he emphasises the economic and political development of a country which, were it not a Member State of the Union, would be dependent on decisions taken by more influential countries.

On the eve of the enlargement of the European Union to incude ten new Member States, scheduled for 1 May 2004, the Luxembourg Prime Minister, Jean-Claude Juncker, grants an interview to the daily newspaper Luxemburger Wort. Weighing up the risks and opportunities inherent in enlargement, he believes that it will benefit Europe, including small countries like Luxembourg.

On 7 February 2003, the Luxembourg weekly publication D’Lëtzebuerger Land explains why it is important for Luxembourg to retain its status as a European capital in order to preserve its visibility and prestige within the European Union.