Hr. kommissær Monti skal personlig have tak, fordi han trods en snarere afskrækkende foreløbig status ikke mister målet afgiftsharmonisering af syne og trods mangeartet modstand fra medlemsstaterne ikke har mistet modet til at stille konstruktive forslag.
I would thank Mr Monti personally for not losing sight of the objective of tax harmonization in spite of a rather sobering interim balance sheet and for not being discouraged from making constructive proposals in spite of the manifold opposition from the Member States.