Kære kolleger, argumentet med, at »vi ikke må gøre noget, før det femte direktiv om arbejdstagernes medbestemmelsesret, det tiende direktiv om grænseoverskridende fusioner, det europæiske aktieselskab osv. er gennemført«, svarer til at holde os alle sammen hen i det uvisse.
I should add, ladies and gentlemen, that the argument along the lines of 'hold on, don't let's do anything until the fifth directive on worker participation, the tenth directive on cross-border mergers and the draft plan for the European company have been unfrozen' is too reminiscent of the 'web of Penelope' , which of course was never finished at all.