Hr. formand, mine damer og herrer, netop i de sidste uger og måneder er det blevet tydeligt, at medlemsstaternes fælles optræden som Europæisk Union skaber en merværdi for hvert enkelt led.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it has become clear, particularly in these last weeks and months, that common action by the Member States of the European Union as the European Union brings added value for every one of the EU's members.