Translate the following English sentence to French:
"It is always a very exciting moment when the torch is handed over in the race to achieve Europe' s goals, and the fact that we are in the year 2000 makes today even more special."
Ce passage du flambeau constitue toujours un moment de grande émotion dans la course aux objectifs de l' Europe. C' est encore davantage le cas aujourd' hui, en cette année 2000.