Det tyske EU-formandskab har altid set det som en vigtig opgave at orientere Europa-Parlamentet om fremskridtene i forberedelserne til integrationen af Schengen-aftalen, og det glæder mig, at jeg også i dag har lejlighed til dette, da spørgsmålet om orienteringen og orienteringens form har spillet en så stor rolle.
The German Presidency has always regarded it as one of our foremost tasks to brief the European Parliament on the progress of the preparations for the integration of the Schengen cooperation arrangements, and I am pleased to have another opportunity to do so today, since the question of information and the form in which it is imparted has been such a crucial issue.