Hr. formand, mine damer og herrer, først vil jeg takke Parlamentet hjerteligt for den hurtige behandling af det vigtige emne, som vi drøfter i dag, og tillige for den fart, hvormed Udvalget om Landbrug og Udvikling af Landdistrikter og navnlig dets formand, hr. Jacob, her har fremlagt betænkningen.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to begin by thanking the House sincerely for the urgency with which it has addressed the important issue that we are debating today, and also for the speedy way that the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, and particularly its chairman Mr Jacob, put together this report.