Det, der siden 1979 har gjort Hans-Gert Poettering til en personlighed i Europa-Parlamentet, er én bestemt ting. Man kan være uenig med ham, man kan skændes med ham, man kan ærgre sig over ham, man kan glæde sig med ham.
There is one thing that has defined Mr Poettering as a personality since he became an MEP in 1979, and that is that one can disagree with him, argue with him, be annoyed with him or share one's happiness with him, but the fact always remains that one will never be misled by him.