Jeg vil gerne minde Parlamentet og Kommissionen om, at dette program sikrer en grundfinansiering, så handicappede og andre grupper, der udsættes for forskelsbehandling, kan mødes og blive repræsenteret på EU-plan.
If politicians in Brussels are genuinely worried about disengagement and alienation, as reflected by the votes on the Constitutional Treaty and in other ways, it is right for us to insist that the Commission should strengthen, not weaken, the role of both social partners and of non-governmental organisations in this programme.