Fru formand, fru kommissær, hr. ordfører, indledningsvis vil jeg takke hr. Graça Moura for hans store indsats under behandlingen af Kultur 2000-programmet.
Madam President, Commissioner, rapporteur, I would like to start by thanking Mr Graça Moura most warmly for the tremendous efforts he has put into the discussion of this Culture 2000 programme.