Hr. formand, til at starte med vil jeg lykønske ordføreren hr. Pronk med, at det på meget kort tid er lykkedes for ham at tage fat i sagens væsentlige sider og foretage vigtige og gode ændringer til kommissionsforslaget.
Mr President, firstly I would like to congratulate Mr Pronk on his report, and on the fact that he has succeeded, in quite a short space of time, in coming to grips with the essentials in this matter and making important and worthwhile changes to the Commission's proposal.