Hr. formand, ganske kort vil jeg gerne begynde med at takke Rosa Miguélez for den fremragende betænkning, hun har udarbejdet, som vi alle finder velovervejet og ræsonnabel, og som i øvrigt følger op på et arbejde af Brigitte Langenhagen, der var ordfører, da denne protokol blev udformet, og som også har foreslået nogle punkter, der går i den rigtige retning og er i tråd med Kommissionens meddelelse.
Mr President, very briefly, I wish to start by congratulating Mrs Miguélez Ramos on her magnificent report, which we all acknowledge to be extremely well thought out and sensible and which, as a matter of fact, follows on from a previous piece of work undertaken by Mrs Langenhagen, who was rapporteur when this fisheries protocol was first drawn up and who has also made some suggestions that represent a step in the right direction and which are in line with the Communication that the Commission is now presenting to us.