Fru formand, hr. formand for Kommissionen, hr. formand for Rådet, kære kolleger. Hr. rådsformand, De står foran en stor opgave, fordi De har formandskabet, men også som fransk republik.
Madam President, Mr President of the Commission, Mr President of the Council, ladies and gentlemen, may I say to the President of the Council that his country is confronted by a Herculean task, both as the EU presidency and as the French Republic.