Kommissær Patten beklagede i går med rette EU's manglende evne til at agere hurtigt i situationer som denne og således nyde sine medlemsstaters tillid og samordne sine medlemsstaters politikker inden for et område, hvor en overstatslig trussel kræver en overstatslig reaktion.
Commissioner Patten yesterday rightly lamented the inability of the European Union to act fast in situations like this and thus to enjoy the confidence of its Member States and to coordinate the policies of its Member States in an area where a supranational threat requires a supranational response.