Hr. formand, jeg har stemt for Cashman-betænkningen, for formanden for pensionistforeningen i den kommune, jeg bor i - Curno, i provinsen Bergamo, Italien - har sagt til mig: "Vi har slet ingen midler til at forsvare de ældres interesser.
Mr President, I was prompted to vote for the Cashman report by the words of the Chairman of the Pensioners' Association of the municipality where I live - Curno, in the district of Bergamo, Italy - who said to me, 'We have absolutely no way of safeguarding the interests of the elderly.