As the House will recall, there was much criticism of the original proposals on the institutions brought forward by the Praesidium. They did not meet the key tests of equality between member states and decidedly did not meet the key test of balance between the institutions. While we have yet to see final texts, the latest proposals seem to be a considerable improvement and go a long way towards rectifying the imbalances in the original and earlier draft texts. They also retain most of what was agreed in the Treaty of Nice a short time ago.