Jeg må sige, hr. kommissær, at ændringerne i retsgrundlaget, som er fremlagt af Rådets arbejdsgruppe, og som vi har måttet acceptere uden stor begejstring, men derimod med stor skepsis, ser ud til at ødelægge vores glæde og spolere det hele. For som Maria Colombo Svevo netop sagde: Vold mod børn og kvinder udgør ikke kun en risiko for deres helbred.
However, I have to say, Commissioner, that the change in the legal basis made by the Council working party, which we have been forced to accept rather reluctantly and with a great deal of scepticism, has dampened much of our enthusiasm and threatens to undermine Daphne's chances of success, because as Mrs Colombo Svevo just said, violence against children and women is not just a health risk, it is an out-and-out violation of their basic human rights.