Hr. formand, vi er ligeledes i Parlamentet, som er den ene af budgetmyndighedens to grene, fuldt ud klar over, hvor vanskeligt dette regnskabsår er, men når vi i de sidste budgetforhandlinger har forstået at vise, at Europa-Parlamentet stadig er solidarisk med denne region, tror og insisterer jeg på, at disse aftaler bør skride kraftigt frem.
Mr President, in Parliament, one of the two branches of budgetary authority, we too are fully aware of the difficulties involved in this exercise, but although in recent budgetary debates we have been able to show that the European Parliament remains supportive of Latin America, it is my view, and I repeat, that significant progress must be made on these agreements.