Madam President, just for once I would like to begin by thanking the two speakers, both the President-in-office of the Council and the President of the Commission, for the quality of their interventions.
Fru formand, rent undtagelsesvis finder jeg grund til indledningsvis at takke de to talere, formanden for Rådet og formanden for Kommissionen, for deres særdeles vægtige indlæg i debatten.