Jeg er helt enig i dette punkt, og jeg håber, at det bliver omsat til konkrete foranstaltninger på Det Europæiske Råd.
– Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, if I were asked for the two main reasons why I consider the convergence in the positions of the Council Presidency, the Commission and Parliament that we see today to be important, I would reply that my first reason is that the social and environmental aspects of development are being sincerely acknowledged not as constraints and obstacles but as factors in our competitiveness.