Inden politikere og diplomater havde tid til at få vejret, måtte Det Europæiske Fællesskab reagere, om end kun i henhold til de bestemmelser i Romtraktaten, som hr. de Maizière henviste til.
Even before politicians and diplomats had time to catch their breath, the European Community had to respond, if only in terms of the provisions of the Treaty of Rome to which Mr de Maizière has referred.