Translate the following English sentence to French:
"Mr President, Commissioner, I would like to begin, as some previous speakers have done, by thanking Mr Savary - the author of these two reports - for his work on achieving harmonisation, which has been difficult, but which has looked to the future. His task has certainly been difficult, and this has been demonstrated by the conflicting interests expressed during tonight' s speeches."
Monsieur le Président, Madame la Commissaire, chers collègues, je voudrais commencer, comme l'ont fait les orateurs qui m'ont précédé, par féliciter M. Savary - auteur de ces deux rapports - pour son travail d'harmonisation, difficile, tourné vers l'avenir ; surtout, étant donné une série d'intérêts opposés, qui se sont manifesté tout au long des interventions de cette nuit.