Madam President, I would like to start by saying how moved I was by the response to President Prodi's important speech and that I fully support the consensus expressed by Parliament. Mr Prodi dealt thoroughly with issues which are very important to the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, of which I have the honour of being the Chairman.
Fru formand, først vil jeg gerne have lov til at give udtryk for min store glæde - som ikke er uden en vis bevægelse - over Parlamentets enighed om kommissionsformand Prodis vigtige tale, der særligt behandler nogle yderst vigtige emner for Udvalget om Konstitutionelle Anliggender, som jeg har den ære at være formand for.