Jeg vil gerne sige til min gode ven, Hans-Gert Poettering, at for 10 år siden søgte den daværende formand for Den Liberale Gruppe politisk asyl her i Parlamentet, og jeg vil gerne takke mine kolleger, de kristelige demokrater, for at have givet ham asyl, selv før Tampere og udviklingen af retlige og indre anliggender.
I want to say to my good friend, Hans-Gert Poettering, that about 10 years ago the former President of the Liberal Group was looking for political asylum in this House and I want to thank my colleagues in the Christian Democrats, even before Tampere and the development of justice and home affairs, for offering asylum to that man.