Jeg troede faktisk, at vi endelig var sluppet af med planøkonomien i Europa, som jeg kender fra DDR-tiden, indtil jeg blev klar over, at retningslinjerne danner udgangspunkt for støtten fra Den Europæiske Socialfond.
I had thought that the planned economy with which we were familiar in the former East Germany had been banished from Europe once and for all, until I realised that the guidelines determine the support to be given by the European Social Fund.