Translate the following English sentence to French:
"I wanted to begin by congratulating the Commission and Commissioner Vitorino on this proposal which seems to me to be very complete, well constructed and timely, coming almost a year after the Tampere Summit."
Je voudrais commencer par féliciter la Commission et le commissaire Vitorino pour cette proposition qui me semble très complète, bien travaillée et opportune un an ou presque après le sommet de Tampere.