Fru formand, med stor tilfredshed har vi fra Kommissionen erfaret, at der gøres gode fremskridt ved optakten til forhandlingerne med ansøgerlandene om tiltrædelse til Den Europæiske Union.
Madam President, we were very pleased to hear from the Commission that good progress has been made in the run-up to the negotiations with the applicant countries on accession to the European Union.