- Hr. formand, hr. formand for Rådet, hr. formand for Kommissionen, kære kolleger, på vegne af kollegerne fra Gruppen for Det Europæiske Folkeparti vil jeg gerne sige, at den 13. december 2003 ikke var nogen god dag for Europa. Vi er skuffede - men dér, hvor der er skuffelse, hvor der er skygge, er der også lys.
– Mr President, Mr President of the European Council, Mr President of the Commission, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to say – speaking on behalf of the Members belonging to the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats – that 13 December 2003 was not a good day for Europe.