- (PT) Mr President, Commissioner Patten, Prime Minister of Portugal, nobody will be surprised if I add my voice to those who have, in the main, congratulated the Prime Minister on the great skill with which he has led the Council of the European Union over the last six months.
Hr. formand, hr. kommissær Christopher Patten, hr. premierminister, der er ingen, som vil blive overrasket over, at jeg tilslutter mig det store flertal, der her har lykønsket Portugals premierminister for hans fremragende ledelse af Rådet for Den Europæiske Union i disse seks måneder.