Hvad angår stabilitets- og vækstpagten, glæder det mig, at realismen og smidigheden har vundet over dogmatismen og den blinde respekt for regler, der blev opstillet i en periode, hvor den økonomiske vækst var betydeligt større, end tilfældet er i dag.
With regard to the Stability and Growth Pact, I am delighted that realism and flexibility have taken over from dogma and blind respect for rules which were decided upon during a period of economic growth that was much more sustained than the one we are experiencing today.