Jeg forsvarer beskæftigelsen over for og imod alt, og jeg glemmer i særdeleshed ikke, at de offentlige tjenester på en gang er et solidaritetselement, et element i den europæiske sociale model, som står Deres ven hr. Jacques Chirac så nær, og især en betingelse for en afbalanceret regionsplanlægning, der, hvis den slår fejl eller ikke finder sted, koster langt mere, end hvad De foregiver at kunne spare andetsteds.
I defend employment first and foremost and what is more, I never lose sight of the fact that public services constitute a unifying element and an element of the European social model that is so dear to your friend Mr Jacques Chirac. They are of course, also a prerequisite for balanced regional planning whose failure or inexistence would cost far more than the savings you hope to achieve.