Kære kolleger, det er forbløffende, måske er det alligevel ikke, at debatten i dag fremlægger de forskellige opfattelser i forbindelse med den økonomiske politik samt social- og beskæftigelsespolitikken i Europa.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is astonishing - or perhaps it is not - that today's debate is in fact being used as a platform for expounding different views on both economic policy and social and employment policy.