Hr. formand, først vil jeg gerne have lov til at minde om, at det var under det luxembourgske forsæde, at det historiske gennembrud for en harmonisering af de direkte skatter fandt sted, den 1. december 1997.
Mr President, may I first point out that it was under the Luxembourg Presidency that a historic breakthrough on harmonising direct taxation was made on 1 December 1997.