De har ladet hånt om Parlamentets evne til selvstændigt at udøve de kompetencer, som det tildeles i henhold til traktaterne, med den nuværende situation som resultat, nemlig offentlighedens indtryk af, at vi ikke kan udtale os om den fremtidige Kommission uden en beretning, der, uanset hvor vigtig den er, og hvor mange eksperter der har udarbejdet den, ikke er afgørende for vores politiske beslutning.
They have underestimated this Parliament' s ability to implement independently the competences conferred on it by the Treaties, and this has brought about the present situation: the public has the impression that we are unable to comment on the future Commission since this report, as important as it is, and as knowledgeable as its authors may be, does not really determine our political standpoint.