Translate the following English sentence to French:
"Mr President, I feel obliged, and I would like to do so courteously, to begin by congratulating the rapporteur, Mr Skinner, on his sensitivity, his excellent report and his willingness to accept the proposals - which I believe are well put together - of the Group on whose behalf I have the honour of speaking."
Monsieur le Président, il me semble que je dois, en toute courtoisie, commencer par féliciter le rapporteur, M. Skinner, pour sa sensibilité, son excellent rapport et sa disponibilité à accepter les propositions - bien élaborées, je pense - du groupe au nom duquel j'ai l'honneur de m'exprimer.