Måske er det mest passende, hvis jeg begynder med at takke hr. Brok for at minde Parlamentet om den basale kendsgerning, at de sunde modsætninger i et moderne Europa angår politiske spørgsmål og - modsat hvad der hævdes i visse dele af det politiske liv og i pressen - ikke forholdet mellem store og små.
Perhaps it is most appropriate for me to begin by thanking Mr Brok for reminding the House about the basic reality that the healthy divisions in modern Europe are on issues and – contrary to what is represented in some parts of politics and the press – not between big and small.