Hr. formand, først vil jeg gerne udtrykke min glæde over, at Schweiz nærmer sig Den Euopæiske Union mere og mere og over, at Den Europæiske Union også anstrenger sig for at nærme sig dette land i hjertet af Europa.
Mr President, firstly I should like to express my pleasure that Switzerland is moving ever closer to the European Union and that the European Union is making every effort to move this country at the very heart of Europe closer to Europe.