Translate the following English sentence to French:
"I have done this in the knowledge that the Council is going some way to accommodate us and that we in turn can also then accommodate the Council, because this directive, in my view, is a logical step forwards."
Ceci en sachant que si le Conseil vient à notre rencontre, nous pouvons alors également nous montrer conciliants envers le Conseil, car je pense que cette directive constitue un bon pas en avant.