Jeg glæder mig over, at hr. Broks forespørgsel giver mig anledning til at gøre status over Den Europæiske Unions Middelhavspolitik. I morgen afholdes som bekendt i Marseille den fjerde udenrigsministerkonference i Euro-Middelhavspartnerskabet.
I should like to thank Mr Brok for allowing me to give an assessment of the current state of the European Union' s Mediterranean policy since this is, as you know, the eve of the Fourth Conference of Foreign Ministers from the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, which is to be held in Marseilles.