When asked, after he had finished his term of office as President of the Commission, if there was anything he regretted or if there had not been enough of something, he admitted that the European Union and the Commission had devoted too little time to matters of culture.
La încheierea mandatului său ca Preşedinte al Comisiei, a fost întrebat dacă regretă ceva sau dacă există un aspect care nu a primit atenţia cuvenită şi a recunoscut că Uniunea Europeană şi Comisia au acordat prea puţin timp problemelor culturale.