The fundamental principle on which we are working is mutual recognition. Each EU country should recognise every other country's court decisions, fines, disqualifications and orders for discovery of documents and other information. It should also recognise every other state's arrest warrants. For this to work there must be some approximation of laws and court procedures. For decisions such as these to be made in a union of 25 countries we will need to move to majority voting in some areas in which unanimity is still the rule. This has been a matter of some controversy in this country but, unlike some controversies, has been useful in elucidating the issues.