Selv om brevet fra de seks kunne give indtryk af, at de seks var enige om, at der ikke må pilles ved aftalen fra oktober 2002, har jeg påtaget mig denne risiko på de 15 gamle medlemsstaters vegne - en risiko, jeg i øvrigt i vid udstrækning deler med de øvrige, der var glade for at have fundet en viseligt inspireret initiativtager for de 15.
Although the letter from the Six could give the impression that they had all concurred that the October 2002 agreement should not be touched, I took this risk upon myself for the 15 – a risk moreover widely shared by the others who were happy to have found someone to take a soundly-based initiative on behalf of the 15.