Translate the following English sentence to French:
"However, it was splendid to see the way in which the Members of the European Parliament transcended all party differences and quite clearly agreed that there should be no common position without a legal requirement."
Mais, au-delà des clivages politiques, les députés européens étaient parfaitement d' accord sur une chose - ce qui est louable : pas de position commune sans caractère juridiquement contraignant.