Jeg vil gerne gentage, at Rådet ikke finder det passende at kommentere forhold vedrørende den interne lovgivning i enkelte medlemsstater, men jeg erkender, at brugen af revselse i individuelle medlemsstater og børns rettigheder ikke falder inden for EU's kompetence, hvilket forklarer, at mit svar var så kortfattet.
. I would reiterate that the Council does not deem it appropriate to comment on the state of domestic legislation of individual Member States, but I would certainly recognise that the use of corporal punishment in individual Member States and the rights of children are not within the competence of the European Union, which explains the brevity of my response.