Drøftelsen gav ministrene lejlighed til endnu engang at understrege, hvor stor betydning de tillægger dette spørgsmål, og noterede sig de fremskridt, der var gjort i løbet af 1989 med hensyn til bekæmpelse af svig, samtidig med at de understregede, at der fortsat er store uløste opgaver i forbindelse med Kommissionens handlingsprogram.
During the discussion Ministers were once again able to stress the importance which they attached to this subject and to take note of the progress achieved in 1989 in the fight against fraud, whilst emphasizing that much remained to be done within the framework of the Commission's action programme.