Two months before the 2014 European Parliament elections, the Commission issued a preliminary report on the implementation of its Recommendation, reviewing its recommendation that European and national political parties identify, ahead of the elections, their candidate for the function of Commission President and outline the candidate's programme, and noting that six European political parties had acted on the Recommendation.
Siinä kerrattiin suositus, jonka mukaan Euroopan tason ja kansallisten poliittisten puolueiden olisi ennen vaaleja ilmoitettava, ketä Euroopan komission puheenjohtajaehdokasta ne tukevat, ja annettava tietoa ehdokkaansa ohjelmasta.