The image people have of the Portuguese Presidency will not, however, be determined by whether or not routine tasks have been completed, but by two events: firstly, by the fact that as President-in-Office of the Council you have had a hand in imposing the sanctions on Austria, and secondly, by the complete lack of progress in the Intergovernmental Conference.
Men indtrykket af det portugisiske formandskab bestemmes ikke af, om rutineopgaverne løses tilfredsstillende, men derimod af to begivenheder, for det første af den omstændighed, at De som formand har accepteret sanktionerne mod Østrig og for det andet af den totale mangel på fremskridt i forbindelse med regeringskonferencen.