What balance should be struck between promoting efficiency through competition and preserving universal services such as postal services in remote areas? This is a very lively argument in the Convention and has many ramifications and applications. What balance should be struck between the power of the Commission, a truly European institution, and the European Council, an intergovernmental one? The proposals from four of the bigger states for a full-time president of the European Council would clearly tilt the balance away from the Commission. This is controversial, especially among small states.