Translate the following English sentence to French:
"I should like to say that I am still convinced that we are not going to have to work so hard over such a long period to persuade Prime Minister Jospin to at last grasp the European cause firmly."
Je voudrais dire que je suis toujours persuadé que nous allons avoir moins besoin, et de moins longtemps, pour convaincre le Premier ministre, M. Jospin, de prendre enfin la cause européenne à pleines mains.