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. Why does this matter?
Mais ce ne sont pas ces tâches routinières qui détermineront l’image de la présidence portugaise, mais deux événements : le premier, le fait que vous ayez prêter la main aux sanctions contre l’Autriche ; le second, l’absence totale de progrès sur le front de la Conférence intergouvernementale. En quoi est-ce important ?