Hr. formand, det måtte komme, men alligevel skaber det en vis ængstelse, blandet med kedsomhed, at se, at behandlingen af det europæiske budget fortsat følger den konfliktfyldte sti, der er kendetegnende for de seneste år.
Mr President, it was to be expected, but it always causes a certain degree of anxiety, mixed with impatience, to see once again that the negotiation of the European budget still leads to the conflict so typical of recent years.