Til tider har flammen på dette lys blafret temmelig alvorligt, men han har holdt den i live, indtil det italienske formandskab kom, og det lykkedes det italienske formandskab at bringe sagen frem til et punkt, hvor vi i juni kunne indgå et kompromis.
At times the flame on this particular candle was flickering fairly badly but he kept it alive until the Italian presidency came along and the Italian presidency managed to bring it forward to a point where a compromise was possible back in June.