Hr. formand, der er inden for de seneste to uger gjort et stort arbejde for at fremskynde udvidelsesprocessen, men der er stadig en del vanskeligheder, som skal overvindes, inden udvidelsen er en realitet.
Mr President, much work has been achieved in recent weeks to accelerate the enlargement process, but a number of difficulties have to be overcome before EU enlargement becomes a practical reality.