Under hr. Santers formandskab var Europa vidne til udviklingen af processen med at føre kandidatlandene ind i den største udvidelse i EU 's historie.
Mr President, during the period when Mr Delors led the Commission, Europe witnessed the fall of communism, the restoration of democracy in the East, the emergence of new states, and, concomitantly, the initiation of the political process leading to the unification of Europe.