I want to address Commissioner Verheugen personally with a few comments but, before that, I wish to affirm that we Christian Democrats in Sweden have never doubted that Mr Verheugen wants to see enlargement towards the East and that the criticism that has been directed against him has been partly motivated by malice.
Jeg vil personligt henvende mig til kommissær Verheugen med nogle kommentarer, men først vil jeg bekræfte, at Sveriges kristelige demokrater aldrig har tvivlet på, at Verheugen ønsker en udvidelse mod øst, og at den kritik, der er blevet rettet mod ham, til dels har været et udslag af onde hensigter.