Fru formand, rent undtagelsesvis finder jeg grund til indledningsvis at takke de to talere, formanden for Rådet og formanden for Kommissionen, for deres særdeles vægtige indlæg i debatten.
Madam President, just for once I would like to begin by thanking the two speakers, both the President-in-office of the Council and the President of the Commission, for the quality of their interventions.