Jeg sagde dengang, at Rådet, uden at underkende Regionsudvalgets ubestridelige politiske indflydelse, ikke kan svare detaljeret på spørgsmål om de regionale enheders rolle i Unionens struktur.
I then said that the Council, without denying the incontrovertible political impact of the Committee of the Regions, was at the time unable to give a detailed response to questions concerning the role of the regional units in the Union 's structures.