Som en moder har hun plejet dette barn, dvs. servicedirektivet, siden sidste valgperiode. Hun har opdraget det, og jeg tror, at hun sammen med "faderen", kommissær Barnier, virkelig vil kunne opdrage dette direktiv som deres barn til gavn for de europæiske borgere.
Finally, I honestly must thank Evelyne Gebhardt from the bottom of my heart; like a mother, she has nurtured this child, by which I mean the Services Directive, since the last legislative period; she has raised it and I think that, in cooperation with the 'daddy', Commissioner Barnier, they really will be able to raise the directive like their child, for the benefit of European citizens.