Translate the following English sentence to French:
"Once again, however, improvements have been made since 1997, in particular within the scope of the SEM 2000 initiative, and I would like to thank Mr Bradbourn for pinpointing them."
Cependant des améliorations, là encore, ont été apportées depuis 1997, notamment dans le cadre de l'initiative SEM 2000, et je remercie M. Bradbourn de les avoir relevées.