However the plan was rejected by the Senate of France, which also scuppered the draft treaty for a European Political Community (which would have created a political federation to ensure democratic control over the new European army).
然而这一计划被法国参议院否决，这也搅乱了欧洲政治共同体（英语：European Political Community）条约的起草，这一条约原本打算成立政治联邦以确保民主政府对新的欧洲军队的掌控。