I hope that Portugal is concerned about it - but I know that other Member States, Belgium, Luxembourg and others too, are talking about it - as I think it is an urgent matter and that it would be much more important to start to tackle the question of the 'check and balance' system operating between our institutions than to engage in sideways shifts that are liable to freeze any further progress and put it on hold by discussing constitutions or Charters of Fundamental Rights, without even having any legal basis for this charter.
Jeg håber, at Portugal tager sig af sagen - men jeg ved, at andre medlemslande som Belgien og Luxembourg og andre, taler om det - for jeg mener, at det er er et uopsætteligt spørgsmål, og at det ville være langt vigtigere at tage fat på spørgsmålet om check and balance mellem vores institutioner, i stedet for at drive ud af kurs og risikere at fastlægge og fastfryse ethvert senere fremskridt ved at tale om forfatning eller menneskerettighedscharter uden overhovedet at have noget juridisk grundlag for dette charter.